If you met someone who had never heard of Rosh Hashanah, how would you explain it to him/her? Include: –Reason we celebrate the holiday –Date of the holiday –Symbols –Foods –How the holiday is celebrated at home –How the holiday is celebrated in synagogue –Key prayers –Other things you think are important

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ראש השנה יום כיפור are called the Days of Awe – ימים נוראים Dates for the holidays: 1 st and 2 nd Tishrei ראש השנה- 10 th Tishrei יום כיפור- 10 Days between these holidays are called: עשרת ימי תשובה 10 Days of Repentance

TIMING The number of this new year will be = תשע''ה –ת = 400 –ש = 300 –ע = 70 –ה = 5 This number represents the number of years since the creation of the world.

Two words for sin in Hebrew: Failing to hit the bull’s eye: חטא Crossing or passing from good to bad: עברה 1. When you are guilty of a חטא, you miss the target of being good. 2. When you commit an עברה, you “cross” the line.

We repent by doing תשובה. It’s a process that starts with admitting to yourself that you sinned. 1) Apologize to the person 2) Fix the mistake(s) you made 3) Apologize to God 4) Try not to make the same mistake again וּתְשוּבָה וּתְפִילָה וּצְדָקָה מַעֲבִירִין אֶת רוֹעַ הַגְזֵירָה And repentance, and prayer, and giving, lessen the severe decree.

Holiday readings הפטרהתורה ראש השנה שמואל א, א: א - ב: י Story of Chana בראשית כא: א-לד Birth of Yitzchak 1 st day ירמיהו לא: א-יטבראשית כב: א-כד Binding of Yitzchak 2 nd day Note: In some Reform congregations, only one day of ראש השנה is observed. In this case, usually the congregation will read the story of עקדת יצחק.

6 th Grade Pop Quiz 1)What is the Hebrew date for Rosh Hashanah? 2)What is the Hebrew date for Yom Kippur? 3)What number will the new year be on the Jewish calendar? 4)What is the difference between the 10 Days of Repentance and the Days of Awe? 5)What are two words for “sin” in Hebrew? What is the difference between them? 6)What do you have to do before you can do teshuvah? 7)What are the four steps on teshuvah? Answer the questions and then send them to me in an or on google drive. If you send it as an attachment, it should be sent as a Word document, not a Pages document. You may look at your notes.