Rosh Hashannah Flashcards
When is new year
Early September
What do they recall in the festival
How god created the world in 6 days. It is a day of rest and new beginnings
It is the start of the most Solem part of the year
What meal do they have
Fish and apple dipped in honey
What prayer is recited just before eating in rosh hashanah
“our god, king of the universe, who created the fruit of the tree”
What do people do at mass on Rosh Hashanah
A shofar is blown 100 times to represent the crying of the soul asking to be reunite with god
Jews will perform tashlikh
What is the tashlikh
When Jews cast away crumbs from pockets to symbolise sins being cast away
What do they do in the next 10 days
They consider their deeds in the last year and try to apologise to anyone they have done wrong to
Quote on rosh has hannah from Leviticus
“The first day of the seventh month must be a day of complete rest”
