Question 1

The phrase "אֲנִי לְדוֹדִי וְדוֹדִי לִי" is associated with the month of:

Accepted Answer

אֱלוּל

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אֲדָר

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תִּשְׁרֵי

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סִיוָן

Question 2

How often is "לְדָוִד ה' אוֹרִי וְיִשְׁעִי" recited during the month of אֱלוּל?

Accepted Answer

Twice a day

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Three times a day

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Once a week

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Once a day

Question 3

The world was created on:

Accepted Answer

רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה

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שָׁבוּעוֹת

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יוֹם כִּפּוּר

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פֶּסַח

Question 4

הַשֵּׁם judges all of mankind on (or during):

Accepted Answer

רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה

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חֹדֶשׁ אֱלוּל

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ט' בָּאָב

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רֹאשׁ חֹדֶשׁ נִיסָן

Question 5

How are צַדִּיקִים judged?

Accepted Answer

They are signed and sealed for life on רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה

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They are signed for life on רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה and this decree is sealed on יוֹם כִּפּוּר

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They are signed and sealed for life on יוֹם כִּפּוּר

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They are signed for life on רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה and this decree is sealed on שְׁמִינִי עֲצֶרֶת

Question 6

How are רְשָׁעִים judged?

Accepted Answer

They are signed and sealed for death on רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה

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They are signed for death on רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה and this decree is sealed on שְׁמִינִי עֲצֶרֶת

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They are signed for death on רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה and this decree is sealed on יוֹם כִּפּוּר

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They are signed and sealed for death on יוֹם כִּפּוּר

Question 7

A "בֵּינוֹנִי" is:

Accepted Answer

Someone who has an equal amount of מִצְוֹת and עֲבֵירוֹת

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Someone who has more מִצְוֹת than עֲבֵירוֹת

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Someone who has more עֲבֵירוֹת than מִצְוֹת

Question 8

How are בֵּינוֹנִים judged?

Accepted Answer

Their judgment is suspended from רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה to יוֹם כִּפּוּר to see if they will do תְּשׁוּבָה

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They are signed and sealed for death on רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה

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They are signed and sealed for life on רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה

Question 9

What is the "מַזָּל" (constellation) of the month of תִּשְׁרֵי?

Accepted Answer

מֹאזְנַיִם – (scales) as this symbolizes הַשֵּׁם is in judgment

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שׁוֹר – (ox) as this symbolizes that הַשֵּׁם remembers עֲקֵדַת יִצְחָק

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טָלֶה – (sheep) as this symbolizes the innocence of בְּנֵ"י in judgment

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דָּגִים – (fish) as this symbolizes בְּנֵ"י should multiply and be fruitful in the new year

Question 10

Which of the following is true about רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה?

Accepted Answer

It is a two-day holiday in both אֶרֶץ יִשְׂרָאֵל and חוּץ לָאָרֶץ

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It is a one-day holiday in both אֶרֶץ יִשְׂרָאֵל and חוּץ לָאָרֶץ

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It is a one-day holiday in חוּץ לָאָרֶץ and a two-day holiday in אֶרֶץ יִשְׂרָאֵל

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It is a two-day holiday in חוּץ לָאָרֶץ and a one-day holiday in אֶרֶץ יִשְׂרָאֵל

Question 11

רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה starts on:

Accepted Answer

The first day of תִּשְׁרֵי

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The fifteenth of תִּשְׁרֵי

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The last day of אֱלוּל

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The second day of תִּשְׁרֵי

Question 12

Which of the following phrases is customarily used to greet people on רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה?

Accepted Answer

לְשָׁנָה טוֹבָה תִּכָּתֵב וְתֵחָתֵם

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לְשָׁנָה הַבָּא בִּירוּשָׁלַיִם

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זָכְרֵנוּ לְחַיִּים

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שֶׁנִּהְיָה לָרֹאשׁ וְלֹא לְזָנָב

Question 13

סִימָנִים on רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה are:

Accepted Answer

Foods eaten to symbolize that we should have a good year

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A special prayer said after מוּסָף for the חַזָּן and the person who blew the שׁוֹפָר

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The custom to circle one’s head with a chicken or money (three times)

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The section of the תּוֹרָה which describes עֲקֵדַת יִצְחָק

Question 14

The words "שֶׁנִּהְיֶה לְרֹאשׁ וְלֹא לְזָנָב" are said on רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה when eating:

Accepted Answer

A ram’s head or a fish head

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dates or carrots

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A pomegranate

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חַלָּה dipped in honey

Question 15

Which of the following is NOT a sound of the שׁוֹפָר made on רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה?

Accepted Answer

שְׁקִיעָה

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תְּקִיעָה

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תְּרוּעָה

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שְׁבָרִים

Question 16

Which of the following describes the sound of "שְׁבָרִים"?

Accepted Answer

Three short blasts

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Five quick short blasts

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One long blast

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Nine quick short blasts

Question 17

Which of the following describes the sound of "תְּרוּעָה"?

Accepted Answer

Nine quick short blasts

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Five quick short blasts

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Three short blasts

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One long blast

Question 18

Which of the following describes the sound of "תְּקִיעָה"?

Accepted Answer

One long blast

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Three short blasts

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Three short blasts followed by nine quick blasts

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Nine quick short blasts

Question 19

As a reminder of עֲקֵדַת יִצְחָק the שׁוֹפָר is usually made from the horn on this animal:

Accepted Answer

אַיָּל – ram

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פָּרָה – cow

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פָּר – bull

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שׁוֹר – ox

Question 20

Which of the following is NOT true about רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה?

Accepted Answer

The pomegranate eaten on רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה usually has 613 seeds

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When רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה falls out on שַׁבָּת we do not blow the שׁוֹפָר on שַׁבָּת

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It is customary to make a hundred sounds with the שׁוֹפָר

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Another name for רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה is "יוֹם הַדִּין"

Question 21

There are four names for רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה. Match the name to the reason it is called by this name.

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