What holiday comes before Simchat Torah?
Sukkot
True or False: God's name is so holy, a scribe must bathe in a mikvah (ritual pool) before writing the Lord's four-letter (Hebrew) name.
True
What is one reason we build a Sukkah?
1. Remind us of our ancestors who lived in huts in the desert 2. Reminds us of farmers who lived in huts during the harvest 3. Temporary
How many books are in the Torah?
5
7
3
12
What do readers use to keep their place while chanting from the Torah?
Yad or pointer
What do we celebrate on Simchat Torah?
We celebrate finishing and starting Torah again
Which is not a tree that makes up the Lulav?
Palm
Myrtle
Willow
Oak
What is the other name we use to talk about the roof of the Sukkah?
Schach
True or False: If someone drops the Torah in temple, everyone who belongs to the temple must fast/not eat for 40 days
False: There is no tradition of fasting for 40 days if the Torah is dropped in a temple.
Which is not a name of one of the books in the Torah?
Leviticus
Genesis
Deleous
Exodus
What is the name of the person that writes the Torah?
Sofer
Writer
Rabbi
Author
What is the name of the yellow fruit held with the lulav?
Etrog
True or False: A Sofer must know more than 4,000 Judaic laws before he begins writing a Torah Scroll.
True
What animal does the feather used to write the Torah usually come from?
Turkey
What must we be able to see through the roof of our Sukkah?
The stars and sky
How many walls, at the minimum, does a Sukkah need?
2 1/2 walls
How many days do we celebrate Sukkot?
7 days
What Jewish month is Simchat Torah in?
Adar
Kislev
Tishre
Nisan
How many directions do we shake the Lulav and Etrog? (Number?)
6
What does Simchat Torah translate to?
Joy in the Torah
Torah Study
The Torah's Birthday
True or False: There are 40 lines of writing on each page of the Torah.
False: There are 42 lines
About how long does it take to write an entire Torah scroll?
8 months
3 months
2-3 years
1 year
True or False: There are 304,805 letters in a Torah Scroll
True