Rosh Hashanah
Across
- 1. A traditional Rosh Hashanah food that can symbolise being “at the head.”
- 2. A sweet fruit often associated with the Seven Species of Israel.
- 4. The ceremony of casting bread crumbs or other symbolic items into water.
- 5. Hebrew for “head.”
- 8. A book containing Jewish prayers.
- 12. Special braided bread eaten on Shabbat and holidays.
- 13. The ram’s horn blown during Rosh Hashanah services.
- 15. The Hebrew word for “good” or “goodness” in the traditional New Year greeting.
- 16. The taste we hope the coming year will have.
- 17. Another name for Rosh Hashanah: the Jewish ______.
- 18. A fruit with many seeds, often eaten on Rosh Hashanah.
- 19. The Hebrew word for 'year'.
- 20. A fruit of the Seven Species that can be eaten fresh or dried.
- 21. A special prayer book for the High Holidays
- 22. The body part of the ram used to make the shofar.
- 23. A special wish or expression of good fortune.
- 26. Letting go of anger toward someone who has done something wrong.
Down
- 1. A special religious celebration or holiday.
- 3. Hebrew word meaning repentance or returning to the right path.
- 6. The Hebrew month when Rosh Hashanah takes place.
- 7. Talking to or connecting with God.
- 9. A sweet food made by bees.
- 10. An orange vegetable sometimes eaten as a symbolic Rosh Hashanah food.
- 11. A Jewish house of worship.
- 14. Turning away from mistakes and returning to a better path.
- 16. Special prayers traditionally said before and during the High Holidays.
- 24. An animal whose horn is traditionally used to make a shofar.
- 25. A fruit traditionally dipped in honey on Rosh Hashanah.