The circle is an important symbol during the
fall holidays. Read about the different circles and their meanings. Find
the underlined words in the wordsearch circle. Click
on the first letter, and then the last letter of each word in the grid.
Earn 10 points for each word you find.
In ancient Israel, Jerusalem
was encircled by walls.
On Rosh Hashana we eat round challa
to remind us of the cycles of the year.
Apples are
also eaten on Rosh Hashana, both because they are newly ripe at this
time of year, and because they are round.
On Sukkot, we carry the lulav and
etrog around the synagogue in a circular parade called hoshana.
On Simhat Torah we carry the Torah
around the synagogue seven times. These circular parades are called
hakkafot.