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?

Question 1 of 10
According to Rabbi Irving Greenberg, when the Rosh Hashanah liturgy focuses on death, what is it really talking about?
Question 2 of 10
In what Hebew month is Rosh Hashanah?
Question 3 of 10
Which month directly precedes Rosh Hashanah?
Question 4 of 10
Many people see the High Holiday season beginning with the 17th of Tammuz and ending with
Question 5 of 10
The ceremony during which individuals symbolically cast away their personal sins by throwing breadcrumbs into a flowing body of water is called
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
Rabbinic tradition gave Rosh Hashanah Jewish significance as the
Question 8 of 10
Which came first chronologically, the commandment to observe Rosh Hashanah or the commandment to observe Rosh Chodesh?
Question 9 of 10
What special type of challah(s) is traditionally eaten during Rosh Hashanah?
Question 10 of 10
What did Ezra the Scribe do after he assembled the Israelites on the first day of Tishrei?
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