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Look
at the dates of Rosh Hashanah
in this link and then answer the
following questions:
What day of the week does the First of Tishrei come
out this year?
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
How many days does Rosh Hashnah last?
1 day
2 days
3 days
What is the name of the first
Shabbat after Rosh Hashnah?
Shabbat Haazinu
Shabbat Shuva
Shabbat Chol Hamoed
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
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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 |
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Read about the traditions of Rosh Hashana. Click here.
Work with your friend and
write down which of the traditions
that you read about you
celebrate in your family.
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Read about the tradition called
Tashlich
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Click
here.
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
What do you throw into the water
after you say the prayers?
an apple
a shofar
bread crumbs
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
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
In the next link you will read about
Teshuva. Click here.
How can we do a "Cheshbon
Nefesh"?
Read the following article about Teshuva.
Click here.
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.
Which things are you sorry you
did this year?
How will you do them differently?
If I...
What can you do to make the New
Year happy? Print this activity and fill it
in.
List three things that you will change in your behavior in Rosh Hashana.
Send to the 
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Rosh Hashanah
- Shofar |
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Shevarim
- three short blasts
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Terua
- nine short fast blasts
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| Rosh
Hashanah
Mini Project
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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. Make sure you do at least one good thing a day. 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) |
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Stories on Rosh Hashana
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| www.aish.com | ||
| More Advanced Level | ||
| The Book of Days | The Coronation | In Berditchev |
| If Not Higher | The Coachman | In Appreciation |
| The Pardon | The Call of the Shofar | Shofar in the High Seas |
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Learn more about the Shofar. Click here.
Rosh Hashana Fun
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 Aish Hatorah recipes About.com Holidays on the net recipes
Rosh Hashana Quizzes
High Holidays Quiz Rosh Hashanah quiz - Akhlah Jajd-ed.or Quiz
(Advanced Level)
Links
Jewish.com http://www.jr.co.il Jewish Zionist Education Ou.org Etni.org.il Chabad Torahtots.com Activity ideas, Jewish Agency
picture from http://judaism.about.com
Last Updated 06/09/07
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