ROSH HASHANAH

& YOM KIPPUR

Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur are celebrations of in the Jewish new year. While we use a
solar calendar in American life, in Israel and in Judaism, a lunar calendar is used. This
accounts for the variations in dates for the Jewish holidays.

Together, Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur can be called the Days of Awe because they
are a noble and solemn time. Rosh Hashanah celebrates a sweet new year and is
sometimes called the birthday of the world. Yom Kippur marks a serious day where we
reflect on our mistakes. We think about the previous year and plan how we can do more
good in the new year. Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur are also called the High Holy Days.
This means they are considered the most important days of the Jewish year. In the 10 days
between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, it is a special time to think about the past year
and plan goals for the new year.

CUSTOMS
On Rosh Hashanah, we enjoy apples and honey to have a sweet new year. We eat
a special round challah that represents the cycle of a year. On Yom Kippur, adults fast
so they can focus on thinking and praying. Both kids and grownups reflect on where they
have missed the mark and think about how to do better. They end the day with a big meal to
break the fast.

SYMBOLS AND VOCABULARY

L’SHANA TOVA: A common greeting of the season that means Happy New Year!

POMEGRANATES: Pomegranates are a Rosh Hashanah symbol representing hopes for a fruitful new year. It is also
thought that pomegranates have 613 seeds that match the 613 Torah commandments.

WHITE: White is thought of as a color of new beginnings and purity. On Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, Temple Judea’s
rabbis wear robes.

APPLES AND HONEY: We enjoy apples and honey on Rosh Hashanah to welcome a sweet year

ROUND CHALLAH: The beginning of the new year calls for a special challah. Throughout the rest of the year, a braided
challah is used. The roundness represents the cycle of a year and reminds us of the chance for a new start.

SHOFAR: A ram’s horn is used to call our attention. It calls for us to look inward. It also marks certain certain prayers
during Rosh Hashanah and signals the end of fasting on Yom Kippur.

10 COMMANDMENTS: The Torah portion during this time of year coincides with the Jewish people receiving the second
set of commandments on Mount Sinai after they repent for turning away from God and praying to statues. Themes of
forgiveness and repenting are key to Yom Kippur.

JONAH: The story of Jonah is read during the Yom Kippur afternoon service. The story reminds us not to run away from
hard things, to be at one with ourselves, to reflect, to overcome, to pray and to atone.

T’SHUVAH: A Hebrew word that means repentance or seeking the correct path after making a mistake

YIZKOR: A memorial service on the afternoon of Yom Kippur that allows us to remember those who are gone

KOL NIDRE: The name for the first evening service of Yom Kippur and the name of the prayer that makes vows to God
and begin the time of serious prayer
 PRAYERS
CANDLE BLESSING:

..‫של יוֹם טוֹב‬

ֶ ׁ ‫ה ְדלִיק נ ֵר‬
ַ ְ‫מצ ְוֹתָיו וְצ ִו ָּנוּ ל‬
ִ ‫ב‬
ְּ ‫שנוּ‬
ָ ׁ‫ד‬
ּ ְ ‫שר ִק‬
ֶ ׁ‫א‬
ֲ ‫מלֶ הָעוֹלָם‬
ֶ ‫תּה יְי ָ אֱלֹהֵינוּ‬
ָ ַ‫בּרוּ א‬
ָ
Barukh atah Adonai, Eloheinu melech ha’olam asher kid’shanu b’mitzvotav
v’tzivanu l’hadlik ner shel yom tov.
.‫ה ּג ָפֶן‬
ַ ‫מלֶ הָעוֹלָם בּוֹרֵ א פְּרִ י‬
ֶ ‫תּה יְי ָ אֱלֹהֵינוּ‬
ָ ַ‫בּרוּ א‬
ָ
Blessed are You, Adonai our God, You fill the universe with majestic might,
making us holy with mitzvoth, commanding us to
kindle the light of this .‫ץ‬
Festival.
ֶ‫האָר‬
ָ ‫מלֶ הָעוֹלָם הַמּוֹצ ִיא לֶחֶם מִן‬
ֶ ‫תּה יְי ָ אֱלֹהֵינוּ‬
ָ ַ‫בּרוּ א‬
ָ
‫מצ ְוֹתָיו וְצ ִו ָּנוּ‬
ִ ‫ב‬
ְּ ‫שנוּ‬
ָ ׁ ּ‫שר ִק ְד‬
ֶ ׁ‫א‬
ֲ ‫מלֶ הָעוֹלָם‬
ֶ ‫תּה יְי ָ אֱלֹהֵינוּ‬
ָ ַ‫בּרוּ א‬
ָ
WINE BLESSING:
‫הﬠ ֵץ‬ ָ ‫מלֶ הָעוֹלָם בּוֹרֵ א פְּרִ י‬
ֶ ‫תּה יְי ָ אֱלֹהֵינוּ‬
ָ ַ‫בּרוּ א‬
ָ
.‫ה ּג ָפֶן‬
ַ ‫מלֶ הָעוֹלָם בּוֹרֵ א פְּרִ י‬
ֶ ‫תּה יְי ָ אֱלֹהֵינוּ‬
ָ ַ‫בּרוּ א‬ ָ
Barukh atah Adonai, Eloheinu melech ha’olam,
bo’re p’ri hagefen
.‫הגִּיﬠ ָנוּ לַזְּמַן הַז ֶּה‬
ִ ְ ‫החֱי ָנוּ וְקִיְּמָנוּ ו‬
ֶ ‫ש‬
ֶ ׁ ‫ָעוֹלָם‬..‫טוֹב‬
‫מלֶ ה‬ֶ ‫שהלֵינוּ‬
‫יוֹם‬ ֶ ֹ ‫ִיק יְינָ ֵראֱ ׁל‬
‫תּה‬ ‫האַ ְד ָל‬
ַ ְ‫בָּנוּּרוּל‬
ָ ‫מצ ְוֹתָיו וְצ ִו‬
ִ ‫ב‬
ְּ ‫שנוּ‬
ָ ׁ‫ד‬
ּ ְ ‫שר ִק‬
ֶ ׁ‫א‬
ֲ ‫מלֶ הָעוֹלָם‬
ֶ ‫תּה יְי ָ אֱלֹהֵינוּ‬
ָ ַ‫בּרוּ א‬
ָ
‫ ְדלִי‬.‫ץ‬
ַ ְ‫הָּנוּאָרֶל‬
‫ה‬ ָ ‫מ ְִןצ ִו‬
‫מלֶצ ְוֹחתֶםָיו ו‬
ִ ‫ִיא‬
ְּ ‫שַמּוֹנוּצ‬
‫ב‬ ָ ‫ד ׁה‬
ּ ְ ‫ָםק‬
ִ ‫ָעוֹרל‬
ֶ ‫א ׁה‬
‫ש‬ ֲ ‫מללֶָם‬
ֶ ‫ֵינוָּעוֹ‬
‫מאֱלֶלֹה ה‬
ֶ ָ ‫ֵינוְּי‬
‫תהּה י‬
ָ ֹ ‫בּהּרוּיְי ָ אֱאַל‬
ָ‫ת‬ָ ַ‫בּרוּ א‬
ָ
Source of blessing, Eternal our God, Your majestic
power creates the fruit of the vine. .‫ה ּג ָפֶן‬
ַ ‫מלֶ הָעוֹלָם בּוֹרֵ א פְּרִ י‬
ֶ ‫תּה יְי ָ אֱלֹהֵינוּ‬
ָ ַ‫בּרוּ א‬
ָ
‫הﬠ ֵץ‬
ָ ‫ּרִ י‬.‫הא ּג ָפפְֶן‬
ַ ֵ‫בּוֹר‬
‫בּוֹרֵָעוֹאלָםפְּרִ י‬
‫מללֶָם ה‬
ֶ ‫ֵינוָּעוֹ‬
‫מאֱלֶלֹה ה‬
ֶ ָ ‫ֵינוְּי‬
‫תהּה י‬
ָ ֹ ‫בּהּרוּיְי ָ אֱאַל‬
ָ‫ת‬ָ ַ‫בּרוּ א‬
ָ
CHALLAH BLESSING:
.‫האָרֶ ץ‬
ָ ‫מלֶ הָעוֹלָם הַמּוֹצ ִיא לֶחֶם מִן‬
ֶ ‫תּה יְי ָ אֱלֹהֵינוּ‬
ָ ַ‫בּרוּ א‬
ָ
‫הצג ְִוֹּיתﬠָיוָנוּ ו ְלצִוַזּנ‬
ִ‫מ‬
ִ ְ ‫ו‬.‫ץ‬
ּ‫ב‬
ְ ‫נוָּרֶָנוּ‬
‫שאמ‬ ְּ ‫ה ִָי‬
ָ ‫מ ִקִןו ְ ּד ׁק‬
‫חרֱי ָנוּ‬
‫שֶם‬
ֶ‫ה‬
ֶ ׁ‫א‬
‫ח‬ ֲ‫ש‬
ֶ‫ִיאָם ׁ ֶל‬
‫ָעוָֹעוֹצללָם‬
‫ָם הההַמּוֹ‬
ֶ‫מלֶל‬
ֶ‫מל‬
ֶ ‫ֵינוָּעוֹ‬
‫מאֱאֱלֶל ֹל ֹההה‬
‫ֵינוּ‬ ֶ ָ ‫ֵינוּ ְי ְָי‬
‫הּהּהי‬
‫ת‬ָ‫ת‬
ָ ֹ ‫ּרוּי ָ אֱאַאַל‬ ‫ב‬ָ‫ב‬
ְ ‫ּהּרוּי‬
ָ‫ת‬ָ ַ‫בּרוּ א‬
ָ

Baruch atah Adonai, Eloheinu melech ha’olam,

‫הﬠ ֵץ‬
ָ ‫מלֶ הָעוֹלָם בּוֹרֵ א פְּרִ י‬
ֶ ‫תּה יְי ָ אֱלֹהֵינוּ‬
ָ ַ‫בּרוּ א‬
ָ
.‫ֶן‬haMotzi
ַ ‫א פְּרִ י‬lechem
‫הגּ ָפ‬ min ‫לֶ ה‬haaretz.
ֵָ‫בּוֹרֵָעוֹאלפְָםּרִ יבּוֹר‬
‫הﬠ ֵץ‬ ‫מָם‬
ֶ ‫תּה יְי ָ אֱלֹהֵינוּ‬
‫מלֶ הָעוֹל‬ ֶ ‫הֵינוּ‬ ָ ַ‫בּרוּ א‬ ָ
ֹ ‫ּה יְי ָ אֱל‬ ‫ת‬
ָ ַ‫בּרוּ א‬
ָ
SHECHECHEYANU:
Source of blessing, Eternal our God, Your majestic
.‫האָרֶ ץ‬ power
ָ ‫מִן‬ ‫ִיא לֶחֶם‬brings
‫ָם הַמּוֹצ‬forth
‫ הָעוֹל‬bread
ֶ ‫הֵינוּ‬from
ֶ‫מל‬ ֹ ‫ יְי ָ אֱל‬theָ ַ‫א‬earth.
‫תּה‬ ‫בּרוּ‬
ָ .‫הגִּיﬠ ָנוּ לַזְּמַן הַז ֶּה‬
ִ ְ ‫החֱי ָנוּ וְקִיְּמָנוּ ו‬
ֶ ‫ש‬
ֶ ׁ ‫מלֶ הָעוֹלָם‬
ֶ ‫תּה יְי ָ אֱלֹהֵינוּ‬
ָ ַ‫בּרוּ א‬
ָ
‫הגִּיﬠ ָנוּ לַזְּמַן הַז ֶּה‬
ִ ְ ‫החֱי ָנוּ וְקִיְּמָנוּ ו‬
ֶ ‫ש‬
ֶ ׁ ‫מלֶ הָעוֹלָם‬ ֶ ‫תּה יְי ָ אֱלֹהֵינוּ‬
ָ ַ‫בּרוּ א‬
ָ
Baruch atah Adonai, Eloheinu melech haolam, shehecheyanu,
BLESSING FOR APPLES: v’kiy’manu, v’higiyanu laz’man hazeh.
‫הﬠ ֵץ‬ָ ‫מלֶ הָעוֹלָם בּוֹרֵ א פְּרִ י‬ ֶ ‫תּה יְי ָ אֱלֹהֵינוּ‬
ָ ַ‫בּרוּ א‬ָ
Praise to You, Adonai our God, You fill the universe with
Baruch atah Adonai, Eloheinu melech majestic might, giving us life, sustaining us, and enabling us
ha-olam, borei p’ri ha-eitz. to reach this season.
‫הגִּיﬠ ָנוּ לַז‬
ִ ְ ‫החֱי ָנוּ וְק ְִּימָנוּ ו‬
ֶ ‫ש‬
ֶ ׁ ‫מלֶ הָעוֹלָם‬
ֶ ‫תּה יְי ָ אֱלֹהֵינוּ‬
ָ ַ‫בּרוּ א‬
ָ
Source of blessing, Eternal our God, Your majestic power
creates the fruit of the tree.

THE SHOFAR SONG

SONGS What is the sound of the shofar, the shofar, the shofar?
L'SHANAH TOVAH 1.T'kiah! T'kiah!
L'shanah tovah tikateivu! (x2) 2. Sh'varim! Sh'varim!
A good year, a year of peace we wish to you. 3. T'ru-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-ah! T'ru-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-ah!
That's how the shofar sounds. (After 1-2: return to line one,
After 3: go on)
APPLES AND HONEY (TAPUCHIM U-D'VASH) And at the end comes t'kiah g'dolah!
Apples and honey for Rosh Hashanah. (x2) And that's how the shofar sounds.
A good year, a sweet year.
Apples and honey for Rosh Hashanah.
Enjoy these songs and more in Ms. Jenny’s Margaux
Tapuchim u-d'vash l'Rosh Hashanah. (x2)
School Holiday Songs playlist on Spotify by visiting
Shanah tovah, shanah, m'tukah.
tiny.cc/MsJennyRH
Tapuchim u-d'vash l'Rosh Hashanah.

HOLIDAY READING OH NO, JONAH! BY TILDA

ENGINEER ARI AND THE ROSH HASHANAH BALSEY: In rhythm and rhyme,
RIDE BY DEBORAH BODIN COHEN: Ari learns the story of Jonah is recounted.
about saying sorry to friends. As you read, your This story is better for older
child can become familiar with how people preschoolers.
celebrate Rosh Hashanah.

SAMMY SPIDER’S FIRST YOM KIPPUR

BY SYLVIA A. ROUSS: Sammy, Mrs. Spider and
the Shapiro family get familiar with the You can find more Jewish books by holiday in the
vocabulary of Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur. children’s library.
They also learn about the importance of saying sorry.
SUGGESTED ACTIVITIES
One special ceremony on Rosh Hashanah is Tashlich: we gather and sing prayers and cast bread crumbs into the water to
recount the mistakes we’re sorry for and decide how to do better. Temple Judea has a ceremony on Monday afternoon or
you can perform your own. A fun treat is to enjoy some apples and honey. This is a quick and tasty way to celebrate the
holiday.

VALUES
Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur are times of complex feelings. It is in these times we celebrate new in beginnings and also
deal with times of regret or pain. Through these holidays, we see that it’s okay to make mistakes. We celebrate sweetness
and clear our conscious of past mistakes.

WHAT’S HAPPENING AT TEMPLE JUDEA

ROSH HASHANAH DAY / MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 30
9 AM-9:30 AM Days of Awwwwwww Family Service
A short worship experience with singing and stories for families with children ages 0-8.

10 AM-1 PM High Holy Days Restyled: Kids Only

Children from 18 months to 7th grade spend the morning interacting with the themes of the High Holy Days through
games, crafts, team building and worship led by one of the Temple Judea rabbis. Programming ends with the conclusion of
the sanctuary service.

10 AM-1 PM The Nest: Young Family Togetherness Room

Children 0-18 months and their families have a place to go for nursing, feeding, resting and playing. Services will be live
streamed.

4:30 PM Tashlich Service at the home of Rabbi Judith and Brian Siegal

YOM KIPPUR DAY / WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 9

9 AM-9:30 AM Days of Awwwwwww Family Service
A short worship experience with singing and stories for families with children ages 0-8.

10 AM-1 PM High Holy Days Restyled: Kids Only

Children from 18 months to 7th grade spend the morning interacting with the themes of the High Holy Days through
games, crafts, team building and worship led by one of the Temple Judea rabbis.

10 AM-1 PM The Nest: Young Family Togetherness Room

Children 0-18 months and their families have a place to go for nursing, feeding, resting and playing. Services will be live
streamed.