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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 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.
Question 2 of 10
Apples and/or challah are traditionally dipped in honey to symbolize
Question 3 of 10
Which holiday is the conclusion of the High Holiday cycle?
Question 4 of 10
Which of these is not one of the blasts of the shofar?
Question 5 of 10
The season of Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur are often called
Question 6 of 10
What did Ezra the Scribe do after he assembled the Israelites on the first day of Tishrei?
Question 7 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 8 of 10
6. True or false: The tekiah gedolah is always the final shofar blast played.
Question 9 of 10
In the days leading up to Rosh Hashanah, special petitionary prayers are added to services. What are they called?
Question 10 of 10
The Mishnah gives four new years. Which is not one of them?
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