Rosh Hashanah Quiz
Quiz by Rabbi Avi Weinstein
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- Q1
What are some things we do on Erev Rosh Hashanah?
Blow shofar, say Hataras Nedarim, go to Kivrei Tzadikim, take on a hachlatah to do more mitzvos better, light a yor-tzeit licht
Don't blow shofar, say Hataras Nedarim, go to school, take on a hachlatah to do more mitzvos better, light a yor-tzeit licht
Don't blow shofar, switch to הַמֶּלֶךְ הַקָּדוֹשׁ, go to Kivrei Tzadikim, take on a hachlatah to do more mitzvos better, light a yor-tzeit licht
Don't blow shofar, say Hataras Nedarim, go to Kivrei Tzadikim, take on a hachlatah to do more mitzvos better, light a yor-tzeit licht
30s - Q2
What does יוֹם הַדִּין mean?
The day of blowing the shofar
The head of the year
The day of judgement
The day of remembrance
30s - Q3
What happened on Rosh Hashanah?
The world was created
The day that trees were created
People were created
Hashem made dry land
30s - Q4
Why do we call it רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה?
Just like the year is a cycle, so too רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה is the beginning of the cycle
Because we blow the shofar
Just like the head affects the rest of the body, so too רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה affects the rest of the year.
30s - Q5
Why do we have round Challah?
to show that the year is a cycle
it is easier to make with so much to do preparing for רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה
it's less dangerous to eat
to show that we want to have a smooth year
30s - Q6
What is something we do by the Yom Tov meal?
we make sure to eat a lot of food - more than other Yomim Tovim
we eat spicy food
dip the apple in the honey
we say slichos in bentching
30s - Q7
Why do we eat the head of a fish?
We want to slip out of the hands of our enemies, just like a fish is slimy.
We want to eat healthy things the whole year.
We want to be the head and not the tail.
30s - Q8
Why do we try to eat fish?
We want to conquer our enemies, just like fish swallow each other up
Just like a fish's eyes are always open, we want Hashem to always watch over us.
We want to eat good food the whole year.
30s - Q9
How many different types of sounds are there from the shofar?
3
26
5
2
30s - Q10
How many sounds of shofar are blown in shul?
30
50
100
34
30s