levo

Judaism: Living the Jewish Life

Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur, Pesach, Shavuot and Sukkot

  • 3 things to know
  • Any of the three papers

Overview

Leviticus 23 and the shofar with other New Year customs, fasting, Kol Nidre and Neilah on the Day of Atonement, the Pesach seder, how Shavuot and Sukkot are kept, and Orthodox and Reform practice.

What you need to know

Answer each one before you reveal it.

Your recallNot started
Key term

What is Rosh Hashanah?

Key term

What does Leviticus 23:23–25 command for Rosh Hashanah?

Key term

Why is the shofar blown at Rosh Hashanah?

Questions from this subtopic

Each one with the model answer underneath.

  1. 1

    What is Rosh Hashanah?

    Model answer

    Rosh Hashanah is the Jewish New Year, on the first day of the month of Tishri. Jews believe God judges the whole world on this day.

  2. 2

    What does Leviticus 23:23–25 command for Rosh Hashanah?

    Model answer

    Leviticus 23 commands a day of rest on the first day of the seventh month. The day is marked by blasts of the trumpet and a holy gathering.

  3. 3

    Why is the shofar blown at Rosh Hashanah?

    Model answer

    The shofar, a ram's horn, is blown to wake people up to repent. The ram's horn also recalls the ram sacrificed instead of Isaac.

  4. 4

    Name two customs of Rosh Hashanah other than the shofar.

    Model answer

    Jews eat apples dipped in honey for a sweet new year. Tashlich is the custom of throwing breadcrumbs into running water to symbolise casting away sins.

  5. 5

    What is Yom Kippur?

    Model answer

    Yom Kippur is the Day of Atonement, ten days after Rosh Hashanah. Jews believe God seals each person's judgement for the coming year.

  6. 6

    How do Jews observe Yom Kippur?

    Model answer

    Jews fast for about 25 hours and spend much of the day praying in the synagogue. Many wear white and avoid leather shoes.

Other ways to work this

The same content, four other ways.

What is inside Levo

Six ways to work the same material.

1Closed book
2Open book
3Closed book

The 3-step method, run for you

Answer cold, learn it, then prove it stuck. Levo tracks the jump between your first attempt and your last.

Catholic Christianity: Catholic Beliefs
Catholic Christianity: Living the Catholic Life
Catholic Christianity: Marriage and the Family
Catholic Christianity: Matters of Life and Death

Cram a whole paper in one sitting

Sort every topic into what you know and what you do not, then drill only the weak ones.

The Act also made compulsory.
monogamypolygamydivorce

Blank Blitz makes facts automatic

Rapid timed gap-fills on the terms and numbers you need to recall without thinking.

AOmnipotent means all-powerful.
BBenevolent means all-loving and wholly good.
CEternal means existing without beginning or end.

Build It gets the exam shape right

Assemble a full-mark answer from its marking points, in the order an examiner wants them.

Miri means worldly or political authority.
TrueFalse

Test It catches misconceptions

Spot the fault in a statement. The traps are the mistakes students actually make.

721941163128510

Brain Breaks between sessions

Short focus games to reset attention, so the next set lands better than the last.

Every question in Judaism: Living the Jewish Life, on a schedule.

Attempt a question from memory, write the correct version, then attempt it again. Levo records the jump between your first attempt and your last, and brings each question back on the day you are due to forget it.

Or £46 a year, about £3.83 a month. Cancel anytime.