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Write it Right!

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  • Until when would we read on Monday and Thursday?
    Until Sheini
  • Can a woman write a Sefer Torah?
    No
  • When the Chazan carries the Sefer Torah around the Shul for people to kiss, does he walk clockwise or anti-clockwise?
    Anti-Clockwise
  • If it was Parshas Noach, Lech Lecha or near then; which handed person is best for Hagbah? Left or Right? {Clue: Weight}
    Left, as most of the Sefer Torah is on the left side.
  • Does a Torah need to be written in order? {He writes Va'eira and then goes back and writes Beraishis}
    No
  • Finish the sentence: If one has written even one word in a Sefer Torah it's as if... {Double Points!}
    He has written an entire Sefer Torah!
  • Does the chosen animal for the Klaf - the parchment, need to be Shechted before it is written on?
    No
  • Which Parsha in the Torah is read from on every Yom Tov because it contains information about the Korbanos brought on its day? {Double Points!}
    Pinchos
  • What are the letters with crowns? {10: 5 is enough}
    שׁ שׂ ע ט ז ג נ ן צ ץ
  • If it is Shabbos Rosh Chodesh; which Sefer Torah is put back 1st? {Double Points!}
    Rosh Chodesh. The one that is taken out last is put back 1st.
  • On Shabbos Rosh Chodesh; for leining we take out the Shabbos Sefer Torah 1st. Why, what is the rule? {Double Points!}
    תָּדִיר וְשֶׁאֵינוֹ תָּדִיר, תָּדִיר קוֹדֵם - Regular/common and irregular/uncommon, regular/common comes first.
  • Does a Sefer Torah have to have crowns in order to be kosher?
    A Sefer Torah has to be consistent: either it has all or has none. However, nowadays a Sefer Torah has to have crowns.
  • Which Parsha has the midway point in the Torah? {Double Points!}
    Shemini
  • In Hebrew what do we call the crowns on some of the letters? {Double Points!}
    תַּגִין
  • True or False: It is a nice custom to call up one brother right after another for an Aliyah.
    False. This can cause an Ayin Harah. {The same is true by a father or son after each other}
  • When would a Ba'al Koreh suddenly lower his voice and lein in a quieter tone?
    In the Tochochah - Rebuke