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Day 2 of ראש השנה
ב תשרי
What is the minimum amount of walls a sukka needs?
2 and half (2 plus a tefach of a third)
Who is Moshe's wife?
Tziporah
Spell lower school Judaic Studies principal, Morah Sarah's, last name.
Richter
What megilla do we read on sukkot?
Kohellet
What is the theme of the year? (One word -- English)
Gratitude
The Hebrew date for day 1 of סוכות
טו תשרי
What are the ד מינים?
Lulav, etrog, hadasim and aravot
Who is the only female shofetet (judge) from ספר שופטים?
Devorah
What was the theme of the year last year?
SAR@50
List 3 alternative names for Sukkot
Chag Hasif, Zman Simchateinu, Chag
What is the theme of the year in Hebrew? (3 words)
בואו שעריו בתודה
The Hebrew date of Hoshana Raba
כא תשרי
In what parsha in the Torah are we commanded to dwell in a sukka? (Hint: in Sefer Vayikra)
Emor
What is the name of Chana's husband?
Elkana
Dr. Fine is the head of our STEM program. What does STEM stand for?
Science, Technology, Engineering, Math
What are all the brachot said at kiddush on the first night of sukkot?
בורא פרי הגפן
מקדש ישראל הזמנים
לישב בסוכה
שהחינו
In keeping with the theme of the year, what was the name of the notes we wrote to staff members in SAR to show our appreciation?
Gratitude O Grams
What is special about ה אייר?
Yom Haatzmaut
Who are the 7 Ushpizin?
Avraham, Yitzchak, Yaakov, Moshe, Aaron, Yosef, David
Who, surprisingly, is not buried in ma'arat ha'machpela?
Rachel
What מסכת do 6th graders learn?
Brachot
Demonstrate the correct way to shake a לולב and אתרוג - you must say the ברכה (without God's name) first. (Assume this is not your first time shaking.)
לולב ביד שמאול (הדסים ימין, ערבות שמאול) ואתרוג ביד ימין אם פתאום למטה.
ברוך אתה ה אלקינו מלך העולם אשר קדישנו במצותיו וציונו על נטילת לולב.
עכשו פתאום למלעה.
Then… Shake: forward, right, back, left, up, down
Which שבט has a name that connects to our theme?
Yehuda (from the word todah)
The Hebrew date of Simchat Torah in Israel
כב תשרי
The pitum protrudes from one end of the etrog. What protrudes from the other?
ukatz or oketz
I collect leket for my mother-in-law
Ruth
Who is the associate principal of the ELC?
Alana Gelnick
What are the 2 Torah portions that we read on שמחת תורה (in חו"ל)?
זאת הברכה
בראשית (פרק א)
What sefer in Tanach is the quote of the theme of the year taken from?