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Different Names for Rosh Hashanah

Yom Hadin
The Day of Judgment

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Yom Hazikaron
The Day of Remembering

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Yom Truah
The Day of Blowing the Shofar       

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Look at the dates of Rosh Hashanah in this link and then answer the
following questions:
1. What day of the week does the First of Tishrei come out this year? 
 Wednesday
Tuesday
Friday
2. How many days does Rosh Hashnah last?  
  1 day
  2 days
  3 days
3. What is the name of the first Shabbat after Rosh Hashnah?  
  Shabbat Haazinu
  Shabbat Shuva
  Shabbat Chol Hamoed
 4. What is the Hebrew date of the fast of Gedaliah?
 5th of Tishrei
 4th of Tishrei
 3rd of Tishrei   

 
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Rosh Hashanah
 Rosh Hashana

  
Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, is a a two day holiday celebrated on the First & Second of Tishrei. 
Rosh Hashanah is the beginning of the Yamim Noraim, the ten days of atonement.

On Rosh Hashanah, all mankind is judged. HaShem writes the judgment for each of us in the Book of Life. This judgment is based on our lives of the year before, and is the
decision of what will happen to us in the coming year.
To learn more click here.

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Read about the traditions of Rosh Hashana. Click here.

5. Work with your friend and write down which of the traditions
    that you read about you celebrate in your family. 
    

 Honey

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Cast Away Your Sins

Praying by a river or sea for Tashlich

On Rosh Hashanah afternoon we go to a lake
river or to the sea for Tashlich
Read about the tradition called Tashlich . Click here. 

6. On which day of Rosh Hashana should you go to a river or spring?
on the morning of the second day
 on the afternoon of the first day  
on the evening of the first day
7. What do you throw into the water after you say the prayers? 
an apple
 a shofar
 bread crumbs 
8. Why do some people keep a piece of the Afikoman from Passover?
 to remember the importance of Passover
 to link between Passover and Rosh Hashana 
they forgot to buy bread
9.Why do we throw bread crumbs on the water? 
 To symbolize having a good year
 To symbolize throwing away our sins  
To symbolize throwing away our lies

   Teshuva
 In the next link you will read about Teshuva. Click here.
10. How can we do a "Cheshbon Nefesh"?


Read the following article about Teshuva. Click here.
11. What are the four steps to doing Teshuva?

Rosh Hashana is the time of year when we have to do an accounting of the whole year. 

12. Which things are you sorry you did this year?  

13. How will you do them differently?


   If I...
14. What can you do to make the New Year happy? Print this activity and fill it in.
15. List three things that you will change in your behavior in Rosh Hashana.

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                   Rosh Hashanah - Shofar
 

 

                  Click on the symbol to hear:
 Tekia - one long blast 

Shevarim - three short blasts 
Terua - nine short fast blasts 
Rosh Hashanah
Mini Project

a. List all the good deeds that you did/are doing each day during the months of Elul and Tishrei.
Examples of good deeds are: tidying your room, doing homework, listening to your parents, helping a sister/brother, etc.
b. Make sure you do at least one good thing a day.
c. Print the following Word worksheet, fill it in and compare with a friend. Display in your English Room.
Click here for Rosh Hashanah worksheet (Word)

Stories on Rosh Hashana 

Learn more about the Shofar.  Click here.

                                     

Rosh Hashana Fun
Online Word Search         Word Find    
Rosh Hashanah worksheets Star Code (to print)
Rosh Hashana sliding Puzzle Replace the word "pickle" 
Rosh Hashana Coloring Pages
Jewishgame.com Coloring Page		 Plopples     
Mazes (younger kids) Mazes
Shofar Word Search Coloring pages from aish.com
Arts & Crafts Rosh Hashanah crafts
Rosh Hashana paint online Rosh Hashanah online game Jewishgame.com

                                               

Rosh Hashana E-cards 

Send an E-card to your friend or relative wishing him/her a good Rosh Hashana.        
Chabad.com Marlo.com   
Hi Greetings Ecards.com
Angelwinks.com Rosh Hashana Greetings
Torah.org Jewishcards.com
       
Blue Mountain cards
 

 

Rosh Hashana Recipes 

Torah.org
Cyber-kitchen.com
About.com
Holidays on the net recipes


 Rosh Hashana Quizzes
High Holidays Quiz Rosh Hashanah quiz - Akhlah
Jajd-ed.or Quiz  (Advanced Level)  

Links  

Chabad http://www.jr.co.il
Jewish Zionist Education Ou.org
Etni.org.il Torah.org
Torahtots.com Activity ideas, Jewish Agency

       Last Updated  08/05/09
If you have any comments please write to Sigalit Arditi.