Rosh Hashanah Quiz

Rosh Hashanah is a time when Jews reflect on their actions and try to make amends with each other and God, and it is also the Jewish New Year. How much do you know about Rosh Hashanah?

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Question 1. How many extra blessings are added to the Musaf Amidah on Rosh Hashanah?
 One
 Two
 Three
 Four

 

Question 2. The Hebrew month before Rosh Hashanah has special prayers and moments that help us prepare for the holiday. This month is called
 Adar
 Elul
 Nissan
 Heshvan

 

Question 3. Which came first chronologically, the commandment to observe Rosh Hashanah or the commandment to observe Rosh Chodesh?
 Rosh Chodesh.
 Rosh Hashanah.
 Both commandments appear in the Torah simultaneously.

 

Question 4. Which of these is not one of the blasts of the shofar?
 Tekiah.
 Teruah.
 Musaf.
 Shevarim.
 Tekiah Gedolah.

 

Question 5. The season of Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur are often called
 The High Holidays
 The Very Serious Holidays
 The Pilgrimage Holidays
 The Seasonal Holidays

 

Question 6. The Rosh Hashanah holiday celebration begins with
 The lighting of the candles
 Blowing the shofar
 The appearance of the first star in the sky
 The blessing over the challah

 

Question 7. The only reference in the Bible to a "Rosh Hashanah" appears in the sixth century BCE book of Ezekiel in a context that refers not to a specific holiday, but to a season of the year.
 True
 False

 

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