Free Rosh Hashanah 7-Day Family Activity Guide

Below is a beautifully written Family Activity Guide for a 7-Day Rosh Hashanah celebration—Its designed with intention, depth, and joy for Messianic Jewish believers. Each activity reflects the day’s Scriptures, themes, and meals, nurturing both faith and family.

Rosh Hashanah 7-Day Family Activity Guide

Spirit-led moments for families to remember, reflect, and rejoice together

🌅 Day 1: Welcoming the New Year with Sweetness

Theme: Sounding the shofar. Declaring the newness of the year with joy and hope.

Activity:

🎨 Make Your Own Shofars

Craft paper shofars using cardstock, toilet paper rolls, or printable templates.

Decorate with gold stickers, apples, honeycombs, and verses (Psalm 81:3).

Let each family member “sound” their shofar and proclaim something sweet over the new year.

Bonus: Read Psalm 81 aloud together and talk about what it means to hear God’s voice in this season.

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🌅 Day 2: Reflection and Renewal

Theme: Repentance and a clean heart.

Activity:

🖋️ Create a Family Renewal Scroll

Each person writes down one thing they want to repent of and one thing they hope to grow in.

Roll the papers into a scroll and tie with a ribbon. Place it in a "Renewal Jar" to revisit at Yom Kippur.

Add Psalm 51:10 and Matthew 5:8 as headings.

Bonus: End with a prayer circle, where each family member speaks blessings over one another.

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🌅 Day 3: The Joy of the King

Theme: Fullness of joy in the King’s presence.

Activity:

🎶 Psalm & Praise Night

Choose a joyful psalm (like Psalm 100 or 47) and turn it into a family sing-along or dance.

Use pots as drums or tambourines for rhythm.

End with a joyful prayer thanking Yeshua for the blessings of the past year.

Bonus: Each person creates a “Joy Jar”—fill it with things that bring them joy in this season.

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🌅 Day 4: Day of Remembrance

Theme: Looking back at God's faithfulness.

Activity:

📸 Family Memory Board

Print out or draw pictures and memories from the past year.

Include answered prayers, trips, new friendships, or growth moments.

Make a timeline or poster and hang it near the dinner table for the rest of the feast.

Bonus: Write a letter to a grandparent or distant relative sharing one thing you're thankful for about them.

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🌅 Day 5: Day of Mercy

Theme: Receiving and giving mercy.

Activity:

💌 Mercy Missions

Have each family member draw a name from a bowl.

Secretly do an act of kindness or service for that person throughout the day.

Reveal your “mercy mission” at dinner and share what it felt like to give and receive kindness.

Bonus: Read Luke 6:36 and Psalm 86:5 together, then brainstorm ways your family can show mercy in your community this year.

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🌅 Day 6: The Hope of Redemption

Theme: The Redeemer lives!

Activity:

🎭 Act Out a Redemption Story

Choose a redemption-themed story from Scripture (e.g., Jonah, Joseph, or the Prodigal Son).

Assign simple roles, costumes, or props and perform it as a family skit.

Reflect on how Yeshua redeems us still today.

Bonus: Paint or draw a “Tree of Redemption” with roots (past mistakes) and branches (new beginnings).

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🌅 Day 7: Crowning the King

Theme: Yeshua is King of Kings.

Activity:

👑 Family Coronation Procession

Craft paper crowns and decorate them with names of Yeshua (King of Kings, Redeemer, Lion of Judah).

Hold a short procession around your home while blowing shofars or playing joyful music.

At the end, crown a special centerpiece (a decorated Bible or candle) as a symbol of Yeshua’s Kingship.

Bonus: Share Psalm 97 and John 18:37, and let each person declare, “Yeshua is King over my life!”

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💛 Optional Add-Ons

Family Blessing Cards: Write one for each family member with a personal blessing and a Scripture.

Prayer Wall: Create a small section where you hang answered prayers and petitions for the new year.

Craft Packets: Keep colored pencils, stickers, scissors, and glue ready all week to encourage creativity during mealtimes or after dinner.