What Is Your Favorite Way To Celebrate? | Behrman House Publishing

When I prepare for Rosh Hashanah, I enjoy *

Inviting my friends and family for Rosh Hashanah dinner.

Going to the store to choose a new outfit for the holiday.

Hearing a rabbi introduce the holiday with stories and explanations.

My favorite experience in the synagogue on Rosh Hashanah is *

Having a sense that God is listening to my prayers.

Watching the shofar blower and hearing the sounds of the shofar blasts.

Participating in the service with my family.

I like to spend the day before Yom Kippur with a friend. Together, we *

Help my elderly neighbor unpack groceries and prepare for the holiday.

Discuss with our parents our questions about the meaning of the holiday.

Ask for and receive forgiveness for having hurt one another during the year.

When I’m at synagogue on Yom Kippur, I especially appreciate *

Seeing so many people dressed in white and fasting.

Being greeted with Shanah Tovah by almost everyone.

Being with people who are praying intensely.

my class divides into activity groups to prepare for Sukkot, I prefer to join the group that is *

Finding meaningful verses from the Tanakh to post in the sukkah.

Creating original decorations and hanging them in the sukkah.

Practicing for a Sukkot play to be performed before the holiday.

I have the most fun on Sukkot *

Feeling protected by God’s presence as I eat, sing, and say blessings in the sukkah.

Eating in the sukkah on nice days when I can feel the sun’s warmth and enjoy the cool breeze.

Visiting other sukkot with my friends (“sukkah-hopping”) and sharing holiday experiences with them.

I can’t wait for Simhat Torah so I can *

Complete the reading of the Torah and then begin it again.

Enjoy the holiday with many friends.

Move around, dance and sing without having to sit quietly in the synagogue.