Rosh Hashanah

• What day is rosh hashanah?


  Jewish new year
• What is Rosh Hashanah followed by?


  it’s ten days before Yom Kippur
• What do Jews believe God does on Rosh Hashanah?


  God judges people for all their past actions and writes it down in a book, this book is them sealed on Yom Kippit.
• What does ‘Rosh Hashana’ mean?

  ‘Head’ or beginning of the year, refers to the direction that the year will take.
• What are the ten days after Tom kippur called?


  The days of awe
• What is done on the days of awe?


  It’s a time to think about what you have done right and wrong over the past year and to look forward to the year ahead.
• What do Jewish people evaluate in the days of awe?


  Their behaviour, they ask for forgiveness and make plans.
• What does it traditionally celebrate?

  Creation of the world
• What is it linked closely to?

  Judgement, urges us to repent our past sins
• What do Jews consider?


  It is a serious festival where Jews consider how they could have lived better lives
• What is down on the eve of Rosh Hashanah?


  special synagogue services
• What horn is blown

  The shofar horn
• What is bought?

  Special fruits
• What do Jews wish each other, meaning ‘a good new year’?


  ‘L’Shanah Tovah’
• Why are apples dipped in honey eaten?


  People hope for a sweet new year
• Why is a circular challah eaten? 


  Symbol of the cycle of the year
• Why might pomegranates be eaten?


  To symbolise the wish that the good deeds will be plentiful like the seeds in a pomegranate
• Why may people put a fish’ head on the table at home?


  For good deeds to multiply as much as fish in the sea
• In the morning of the second day, how many notes of the shofar horn are blown?


  100
• What do the 100 shofar notes represent?


  The crying of the soul asking to be reunited with God- we implore God to reunite our souls with him.
• Why do many Jews pray at a rover bank and cast crumbs from their pockets into it?

  To represent casting sins away
• What happens in the ceremony in the afternoon? 


  people ask God to remove their sins
• What is the crumb scattering at rivers called?

  Tashlikh or ‘casting away’
• How long do Orthodox Jews celebrate RH for?


  Two days
• How long do some recent Jews celebrate RH for?

  one day
• What does Judaism teach that we must do in order for God to forgive us?


  Forgive others
• What does Rosh Hashanah mean?

  It means "head" or beginning of the year.
• How is Rosh Hashanah connected to Yom Kippur?

  It is connected as Yom Kippur occurs ten days later.
• What are the Days of Awe?

  They are the ten days between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur.
• What do Jewish people reflect on during Rosh Hashanah?

  They reflect on their actions over the past year and plan for the year ahead.
• What is the significance of the story of creation during Rosh Hashanah?

  It recalls the start of the Torah.
• What are some traditional customs of Rosh Hashanah?

  • Wishing each other "L'Shanah Tovah" for a good year.
  • Eating apples dipped in honey for a sweet new year.
  • Eating pomegranates to symbolize plentiful good deeds.
  • Placing a fish's head on the table to hope for multiplying good deeds.
• What does the phrase "L'Shanah Tovah" mean?

  It means "a good year."
• What is the significance of eating apples dipped in honey during Rosh Hashanah?

  It symbolizes the hope for a sweet new year.
• Why might pomegranates be eaten during Rosh Hashanah?

  They symbolize the wish for good deeds to be plentiful.
• What does placing a fish's head on the table represent during Rosh Hashanah?

  It represents the hope for good deeds to multiply.
• How many notes of the shofar horn are blown on the second day of Rosh Hashanah?

  100 notes are blown.
• What does the blowing of the shofar horn represent?

  It represents the crying of the soul asking to be reunited with God.
• What is the tashlikh ceremony?

  It is when people ask God to remove their sins by scattering crumbs into a river.
• What does the act of scattering crumbs symbolize during tashlikh?

  It symbolizes getting rid of sins and hoping God will sweep them away.