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Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur Flashcards

1
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How do we try to resemble angels on Yom Kippur?

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  1. We dress in white and men wear a kittle.
  2. We do not eat or drink
  3. We say ברוך שם כבוד aloud
  4. We are free of aveirot
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What are we not allowed to do on Yom Kippur?

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  1. Eat and drink
  2. Wash
  3. Anoint with oil
  4. Wear leather shoes
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What are the five tefillot of Yom Kippur?

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1, Maariv

  1. Shacharit
  2. Mussaf
  3. Mincha
  4. Neilah
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What do we add to the davening?

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  1. Avinu Malkeinu (just not on Shabbat)

2. Vidui

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What is the maftir for Mincha Yom Kippur?

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Sefer Yonah

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What does the term ימי רצון mean?

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Days of good will.

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What period in the calendar is called ימי רצון

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From Rosh Chodesh Elul to Yom Kippur

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Historically, when did Elul become a special time for forgiveness?

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Moshe Rabbeinu achieved forgiveness for the sin of the golden calf and went to get the second Luchot during this time period.

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Why is this time period called ימי רצון?

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Hashem is particularly close to us during this time and it is easier to do teshuvah.

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What three things do we do to prepare for Rosh Hashanah?

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Teshuvah
Tefillah
Tzedakah

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What does the word אלול stand for?

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אני
לדודי
ודודי
לי
I am close to Hashem and Hashem is close to me.
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What are four special customs specifically for Elul?

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  1. Blowing the Shofar every day
  2. Saying Selichot
  3. Adding לדוד ה אורי
  4. Checking our mezuzot and tefillin
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What is the difference between the Ashkenazim and Sepharadim regarding when to start Selichot?

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Sephardim say selichot the entire month of Elul, Ahskenazim say it the week before Rosh Hashanah.

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Why do we not blow the Shofar on Erev Rosh Hashanah?

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To separate between the Shofar blowing that is a custom and the shofar blowing that is a mitzvah.

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What minhag do we have Erev Rosh Hashanah?

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To do hatarat nedarim, annulment of vows.

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What are the four names of Rosh Hashanah?

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  1. Rosh Hashanah - head of the year
  2. Yom Hadin - Day of Judgement
  3. Yom Teruah - Day of Shofar Blowing
  4. Yom Hazikaron - Day of Remembrance
17
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What are סימנים

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Symbolic foods we eat on Rosh Hashanah

18
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Why do we eat apples in honey?

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We ask Hashem to give us a sweet new year.

19
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Why do we eat the head of a fish or a lamb?

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We ask Hashem that we should be the head and not the tail.

20
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What are some symbolic foods we eat on Rosh Hashanah?

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Pomegranates, dates, carrots, leeks, and squash.

21
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Why do we try to say Shehechiyanu on a new fruit on the second night of Rosh Hashanah?

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There is a machloket amongst the Rabbis whether Rosh Hashanah is one long day or two separate days. if it is one long day, then we do not need to say Shehechiyanu, and if it is 2 days, then we do. To resolve the conflict, we say the Shehechiyanu on the new fruit and have the day in mind.

22
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How many tekiyot (shofar blasts) are we obligated to hear?

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30

23
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How many tekiyot (shofar blasts) are blown in Shul?

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100

24
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What are four lessons we learn from the Shofar?

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  1. Teshuvah: The shofar awakens us to do Teshuvah
  2. Malchut Hashem: At coronations, trumpets are sounded.
  3. Akeidat Yitzchak: The Shofar reminds us of the ram that was offered in place of Yitzchak.
  4. Matan Torah: The Shofar was sounded at Matan Torah
25
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What is the Torah reading for the first day of Rosh Hashanah?

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  1. The birth of Yitzchak

2. Yishmael being sent away

26
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What is the Torah reading for the second day of Rosh Hashanah?

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Akeidat Yitzchak

27
Q

When do we say Tashlich?

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After Mincha of Rosh Hashanah

28
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Why do we say Tashlich?

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  1. Traditionally coronations took place by a flowing body of water and on Rosh Hashanah we coronate Hashem.
  2. We want Hashem to wash away our sins.
29
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What do we call the Shabbat between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur?

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Shabbat Shuvah

30
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When do we do Kapparot?

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Erev Yom Kippur

31
Q

What three options do we have of things to use for kapparot?

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  1. Money
  2. Fish
  3. Chicken

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