Simchat Torah
What does Simchat Torah mean?
Rejoicing with the Torah
Looking up at the ceiling of the Sukkah, what do you need to see?
The sky during the day and the stars at night.
What type of material does the Sukkah roof have to be made from?
Natural plant type of material
What other 2 main mitzvot do we have on Sukkot besides sitting in the Sukkah?
Shaking the lulav and etrog and being happy
What did Hashem create on the 4th day?
Sun, moon and stars
What is a Hakafah?
Walking around with the Torah in a procession
How many walls does the Sukkah need to have?
2 1/2 or 3
If there is a thunderstorm, do we still have to sit in the sukkah?
no
Are we commanded to eat something in the sukkah, and if yes, how much does it have to be?
Yes, so that you can say the blessing. It needs to be at least the size of an olive
What did Adam and Chava do wrong in the garden of Eden?
Ate from the Tree of Knowledge
What parts of the Torah do we read on Simchat Torah? (2 answers)
The end of the Torah and the beginning. (V'zot Ha'b'racha and Bereshit)
What is the special prayer we say when we enter the Sukkah?
Baruch atah, Adonai Eloheinu, Melech haolam, asher kid'shanu b'mitzvotav v'tzivanu leisheiv basukkah.
What Hebrew month is Sukkot celebrated in?
Tishri
what are the directions that we shake the lulav and etrog? (6 total)
North, South, East, West, Heaven, Earth
How many days did it rain during the flood?
40
What is the very last word of the Torah
Yisrael
Can a sukkah built on a boat be kosher?
Yes!
For how any days do Jews stay in the Sukkah?
7 days
What are the four species? in Hebrew
Lulav, etrog, hadas, arava
In Parashat Noach, what was the symbol of God's promise to never again destroy the world? (In Hebrew or English)
Rainbow (Keshet in Hebrew)
What are the first and the second parashot in the Torah?
Bereshit and Noach
What do we call the roofing of the Sukkah, in Hebrew?
S'chach
Name the 7 "invited guests" to our Sukkah (in Hebrew)
Avraham, Itzhak, Yaakov, Joseph, Moshe, Aharon, David (and their wives)
What do we start to pray for on Shemini Atzeret?
Rain
what were the 3 things that Hashem separated during the week of creation?
Separated Light and Darkness, Water from Water (to create sky and water) and Shabbat from the rest of the week