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Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur

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Introduction:
"Quiz on two very important Jewish holidays."


1. What Hebrew month is Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur in?
    Nissan
    Tishrai
    Kislev
    Elul


2. What day of the month is the first day of Rosh Hashana on?
    1st
    10th
    15th
    3rd


3. What day of the month is Yom Kippur on?
    10th
    2nd
    15th
    3rd


4. The days of and between Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur are called the Days of....?
    Repentance
    Prayer
    Introspection
    Forgiveness


5. The day of fasting that occurs immediately after Rosh Hashana is called?
    Tzom Gedalia
    Tisha B'Av
    Fast of Esther
    Yom Kippur


6. Which one of the following customs is NOT a custom at the Rosh Hashana table?
    Dip egg into salt water
    Eat the head of a fish
    Dip an apple into honey
    Eat carrots


7. Which animal can a shofar NOT be made of?
    Ram
    Bull (Cow)
    Gazelle
    Ibex


8. How many shofar blows are blown on Rosh Hashana if the first day does not fall on Shabbos?
    100
    50
    30
    36


9. What is a tekia?
    Three intermittent blasts.
    A reference to shofar blowing.
    Nine short rapid blasts.
    One long shofar blast.


10. What is a Torah reading that is read on Rosh Hashana?
    The story of the Jews' Exodus from Egypt
    Abraham going to the Land of Canaan
    The story of G-d's creation of the World
    The story of Abraham (almost) sacrificing his son Isaac


11. What haftarah is read on Rosh Hashana?
    Jonah
    The story of Chana (Hanna)
    Job
    David escaping from Saul


12. What is a kitel?
    A type of kipa (yarmulka)
    A Yiddish name for a shofar.
    A prayerbook.
    White robe


13. The fast of Yom Kippur occurs from...?
    Sunrise to sunset
    Sunset the evening before to nightfall the next day.
    Sunrise to nightfall
    Sunset the evening before to sunset the next day.


14. The first major prayer of Yom Kippur is called?
    Unesane Tokef
    Kol Nidrai
    Musaf
    Hataras Nedarim


15. The final prayer of Yom Kippur is called?
    Neilah
    Unesaneh Tokef
    Musaf
    Maariv


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