Torah Parts
Name of the part of the torah that goes on top, it's shiny and jingly and makes it look very royal
Crown!
How many books are in the Torah
5
What does the word Torah mean literally?
Teachings or instruction
Holy place where we usually read from the Torah
Sanctuary, Synagogue, Temple
When the Ark is open people do this...
Rise/Stand up
The torah is written on...
Parchment
What book contains the story of leaving Egypt:
Gensis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers or Deuteronomy
Exodus
Hebrew word for a commandment written in the Torah (not literally a good deed).
A Mitzvah!
We don't read the story on a "stage" we read it on the...
Bima
When the Torah is marched around the room, some people may touch their Siddur to the Torah and then do this...
Name of the Tool you use to point to where you are reading from Torah
Yad (literally means hand sometimes they make it look like one.)
What book contains the story of creation:
Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, or Deuteronomy
Genesis
Type of a story not in the torah that gives more details and insights into the story
Midrash
We open up the doors of this to get the Torah out...
The Ark or A-ron kodesh (literally means holy closet)
Which direction should you face even when the Torah is moving around the room...
Towards the Torah --it's considered rude to have your back to it.
Cloth part of the Torah
Torah Mantel or Cover
What section contains the story of Noah and the flood
The weekly Torah portion is called...
...the Parasha
Which direction is the torah placed in a synagogue (and why)
East (for where the temple stood in Jerusalem and where the wall still remains.)
If the Torah is dropped, people will do this...
Fast for 40 days (people can split it up in time slots)
The two wooden handles that you use to wind the torah up (they look almost like trees.)
Etz Chaim
Name all 5 books!
Gensis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers and Deuteronomy
Or Breshit, Shemot Viyikra, Bamidbar, Devarim
Going up to the Torah is called this... (also the same term is used for people moving to Israel)
Aliyah
This light hangs above where the Torah is stored
The New Tamid/ Eternal Light
People hold this finger up to send good vibes to the person lifting the torah
The will lift their pinky up like they're offering a little extra strength so it doesn't get dropped.