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Torah
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The number of books in the Torah

5 books

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The meaning of the words "Simchat Torah"

Rejoicing of the law

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The prophet who was eaten by a whale

Jonah the Prophet

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True or False: Simchat Torah is the only time you read the Torah at nighttime.

True!

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Being called up to read the Torah for the blessing

Aliyah

200

This person writes the Torah Scroll

The Sofer

200

The Hebrew date of Simchat Torah

Hint: today is the 17th of Tishrei

23rd of Tishrei

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Isaac's two sons

Jacob and essay (twins)

200

The congregation does this with the Torah scrolls as they are carried

Sing and dance

200

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)

300

We must read at least this number of verses in each Aliyah (segment of Torah)

Three verses

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Simchat Torah is celebrated with this holiday in Israel

Shmini Atzeret

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The patriarchs and matriarchs

Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Sarah, Rebecca, Leah and Rachel

300

We do seven of these on Simchat Torah

Hakafot: Taking the Torah around in circles around the Synagogue.

300

Where the Torah scrolls live when they are not being read

Aron haKodesh

400

The names of the books in the Torah in Hebrew and in English

Genesis- bereshit Exodus- Shemot Leviticus- Vayikra Numbers- Bamidbar Deuteronomy- Devarim

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We add this special prayer to the Amidah after Shmini Atzeret

A prayer for rain (Mashiv HaRuach U'Morid HaGashem)

400

First two human characters in the Torah

Adam and Eve

400

Titles given to the people receiving the last and first Aliyot of the year 

Chatan Torah/Kallat Torah

Chatan B'reishit/Kallat Bereshit

400

The number of lines in a page of Torah

42 lines

500

The consequence of dropping a Torah is...

Every person in the room must fast for 40 days 

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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.)

500

Jacob's twelve sons

Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Dan, Naphtali, Gad, Asher, Issachar, Zebulun, Joseph, and Benjamin

500

A special aliyah in which all the children are called up

Kol HaNe'arim

500

The number of letters in a Torah scroll

304,805 letters