Torah
The number of books in the Torah
5 books
The meaning of the words "Simchat Torah"
Rejoicing of the law
The prophet who was eaten by a whale
Jonah the Prophet
True or False: Simchat Torah is the only time you read the Torah at nighttime.
True!
Being called up to read the Torah for the blessing
Aliyah
This person writes the Torah Scroll
The Sofer
The Hebrew date of Simchat Torah
Hint: today is the 17th of Tishrei
23rd of Tishrei
Isaac's two sons
Jacob and essay (twins)
The congregation does this with the Torah scrolls as they are carried
Sing and dance
Which two parts of the Torah do we read during Simchat Torah?
The last parsha and the first parsha of the Torah (Zot HaBracha and Bereshit)
We must read at least this number of verses in each Aliyah (segment of Torah)
Three verses
Simchat Torah is celebrated with this holiday in Israel
Shmini Atzeret
The patriarchs and matriarchs
Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Sarah, Rebecca, Leah and Rachel
We do seven of these on Simchat Torah
Hakafot: Taking the Torah around in circles around the Synagogue.
Where the Torah scrolls live when they are not being read
Aron haKodesh
The names of the books in the Torah in Hebrew and in English
Genesis- bereshit Exodus- Shemot Leviticus- Vayikra Numbers- Bamidbar Deuteronomy- Devarim
We add this special prayer to the Amidah after Shmini Atzeret
A prayer for rain (Mashiv HaRuach U'Morid HaGashem)
First two human characters in the Torah
Adam and Eve
Titles given to the people receiving the last and first Aliyot of the year
Chatan Torah/Kallat Torah
Chatan B'reishit/Kallat Bereshit
The number of lines in a page of Torah
42 lines
The consequence of dropping a Torah is...
Every person in the room must fast for 40 days
This is what the Torah says to do on Simchat Torah
Nothing (The Torah mentions Simchat Torah but does not explain what the holiday is.)
Jacob's twelve sons
Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Dan, Naphtali, Gad, Asher, Issachar, Zebulun, Joseph, and Benjamin
A special aliyah in which all the children are called up
Kol HaNe'arim
The number of letters in a Torah scroll
304,805 letters