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Rosh Hashanah Quiz

Test your knowledge about the Jewish New Year!

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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 of 10
The two days of Rosh Hashanah usher in the
Question 2 of 10
The Rosh Hashanah holiday celebration begins with
Question 3 of 10
What type of ritual have some Sephardic communities developed for Rosh Hashanah?
Question 4 of 10
Which is NOT a reason pomegranates are popular during Rosh Hashanah?
Question 5 of 10
The Mishnah gives four new years. Which is not one of them?
Question 6 of 10
The rabbis in the Talmud thought that the day of Rosh Hashanah coincides with which day of creation?
Question 7 of 10
According to Rabbi Irving Greenberg, when the Rosh Hashanah liturgy focuses on death, what is it really talking about?
Question 8 of 10
How many extra blessings are added to the Musaf Amidah on Rosh Hashanah?
Question 9 of 10
6. True or false: The tekiah gedolah is always the final shofar blast played.
Question 10 of 10
Because Reform Jews do not recite the musaf service, when do Reform congregations blow the shofar?
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