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Rosh Hashanah Flashcards

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What is the Jewish New Year called?

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Rosh Hashanah

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When does Rosh Hashanah usually occur?

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In September or October

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How many days does Rosh Hashanah last?

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Two days

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What is the blowing of the shofar?

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A key ritual on Rosh Hashanah

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What is the significance of eating apples dipped in honey on Rosh Hashanah?

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To symbolize a sweet new year

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What is the traditional greeting during Rosh Hashanah?

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Shanah Tovah (Happy New Year)

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What is the Tashlich ceremony?

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A custom of casting off sins into a body of water

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What is the Book of Life in relation to Rosh Hashanah?

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A metaphorical book in which God inscribes the fate of every person for the coming year

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What is the purpose of blowing the shofar on Rosh Hashanah?

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To awaken people to repentance

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What is the Hebrew word for repentance?

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Teshuvah

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What is the central theme of Rosh Hashanah?

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Repentance and introspection

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What is the traditional color of clothing worn on Rosh Hashanah?

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White

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What is the name of the Rosh Hashanah prayer service?

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Machzor

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Exodus 12:2 (this month)

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It shall be the first month of the year for you

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What is the shofar made from?

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A ram’s horn

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What is the significance of 100 shofar blasts on Rosh Hashanah?

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To confuse Satan and prevent him from accusing the Jewish people

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What is the traditional meal eaten on Rosh Hashanah?

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Apples dipped in honey, challah bread, and other sweet foods

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What is the name of the prayer recited at the beginning of Rosh Hashanah?

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Kiddush

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What is Rosh hashanah

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Day of Judgment and the new year

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What is the concept of ‘Tikkun Olam’ in relation to Rosh Hashanah?

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The idea of repairing the world through acts of kindness and social justice

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What is the significance of eating pomegranates on Rosh Hashanah?

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To symbolize a year of mitzvot (good deeds)

22
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What is the meaning of the phrase ‘May you have a good sealing’?

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A wish for a favorable judgment on Rosh Hashanah

23
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What is the name of the ceremony involving the casting off of sins into a body of water on Rosh Hashanah?

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Tashlich

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What is the purpose of the sounding of the shofar on Rosh Hashanah?

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To awaken people to repentance

25
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What is the significance of the Tashlich ceremony on Rosh Hashanah?

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Symbolic casting off of sins and starting anew

26
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What is the meaning of the Hebrew word ‘Teshuvah’?

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Repentance

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What is the Book of Life in relation to Rosh Hashanah?

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A metaphorical book where God inscribes the fate of every person for the coming year

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What is the significance of the shofar blasts on Rosh Hashanah?

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To awaken people to repentance and signal the start of the new year

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What is the traditional color of clothing worn on Rosh Hashanah?

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White, symbolizing purity and new beginnings

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What is the special blessing recited over the challah bread on Rosh Hashanah?

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HaMotzi, blessing the bread as the source of sustenance

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What is the significance of the phrase ‘May you be inscribed and sealed for a good year’?

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A blessing for a favorable judgment and a year of blessings

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What is the shofar traditionally made from?

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A ram’s horn, symbolizing sacrifice and repentance

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What is the central theme of Rosh Hashanah?

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Repentance, introspection, and renewal

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What is the traditional meal eaten on Rosh Hashanah?

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Apples dipped in honey, symbolizing a sweet new year, and other symbolic foods

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What is the name of the Rosh Hashanah prayer book?

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Machzor, containing special prayers and liturgy for the holiday

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What is the meaning of the term ‘Yom Hadin’ in relation to Rosh Hashanah?

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Day of Judgment, when God assesses each person’s deeds

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What is the concept of ‘Tikkun Olam’ in relation to Rosh Hashanah?

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Repairing the world through acts of kindness and social justice

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