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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
Which came first chronologically, the commandment to observe Rosh Hashanah or the commandment to observe Rosh Chodesh?
Question 2 of 10
Apples and/or challah are traditionally dipped in honey to symbolize
Question 3 of 10
According to Rabbi Irving Greenberg, when the Rosh Hashanah liturgy focuses on death, what is it really talking about?
Question 4 of 10
The rabbis in the Talmud thought that the day of Rosh Hashanah coincides with which day of creation?
Question 5 of 10
What is the earliest source of sounding the shofar on Rosh Hashanah?
Question 6 of 10
In which Torah passage is the shofar alluded to?
Question 7 of 10
Which is true of the tashlikh service?
Question 8 of 10
6. True or false: The tekiah gedolah is always the final shofar blast played.
Question 9 of 10
Because Reform Jews do not recite the musaf service, when do Reform congregations blow the shofar?
Question 10 of 10
Which is NOT a reason pomegranates are popular during Rosh Hashanah?
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