Torah Stories
Facts about the Torah
What is
Vocabulary- What's it called in Hebrew
Random Torah
100

In the creation story, how many days does it take for God to complete the world, including rest?

7

100

True or False:  Different communities have different ink colors in their Torah

False, a Torah can only be written in black

100

Aron Kodesh

Place where Torahs are Stored in the sanctuary

100

The word for instruction, similar to the word for teacher, also the name of the scroll in which the Bible if written

Torah

100

How many commandments were given at Mt. Sinai?

10

200

Who was at the burning bush ()?  

Moshe/Moses and God

200

A parchment book is wrapped around a Pole or poles.  How many are used for a single Torah

Two

200
Morah/Moreh

A Teacher

200

The parchment on which a Torah is written

Klaf

200

What does a Sofer do?

Write Torah and other holy scrolls

300

Moses' final speech is in this book

Deuteronomy

Dvarim

300

True or False:  A Torah scroll can be printed off a computer.

False, it is handwritten 

300

Torah, Neviim, Ktuvim

3 sections of TaNaKH

300

The word for Torah portion in Hebrew

Parashah

300

We use this in order to avoid touching the Torah and smudging it

Yad

400

True or false

A Chumash can only be touched by a Yad

False

400

What is a Torah scroll written on? 

The skin of a kosher animal, the skin, when made into parchment is called klaf.

400

Sefer

a Holy Book in Scroll Form

400

The person who does the physical writing of a Torah

Sofer

400

The Torah is book form is called

Chumash

500

Noah wasn't chosen bc he was perfect, instead he was describes as

Righteous 

500

What is used to point to the proper line in a Torah?

Yad

500

Who told Abraham, simply, Go!

G-d

500

Three of the 5 books of the Bible

Genesis, Exodus, Numbers, Leviticus, Deuteronomy

500

How many Torah Portions are there?

54

M
e
n
u