Sukkot
What book do we read each morning of Sukkot ?
Ecclesiastes
What are the names of the different trees used for the Lulav?
Palm, willow, Myrtle
What do we celebrate on Simchat Torah?
Finishing the Torah & starting it all over again
What does Sukkot Mean?
Booths
Who was suspected to be born on Sukkot ?
Yahshua
Many of the prayers recited on Sukkot revolve around asking Hashem for…..
RAIN
This tree of the lulav is the “backbone” of the lulav?
Palm branch
How many times do we go around the sukkah with the Torah?
7
What does Ushpizin mean ?
Guests
What does the sukkah represent ?
The huts the Israelites lived in during their wandering in the desert after leaving Egypt
It is a mitzvah to do this in the Sukkah….
EAT
If the 4 species are on the table in front of you on Sukkot. What is the proper way to hold them before and after the prayer?
3 species in right hand, etrog in left upside down then make the blessing and then flip the etrog over.
What does Simchat Torah mean?
Rejoicing of the law
What does Geshem mean in Hebrew ?
RAIN
Sukkot is one of the three pilgrimage festivals in the Jewish holiday cycle. What are the other two?
Passover & Shavuot
What is the Hebrew date of Sukkot ?
15th of Tishrei
What is Hallel?
Part of the service in which we wave the lulav
What is the Hebrew date of Simchat Torah?
23rd of Tishrei
What is the term for “going around” with the Torah scrolls in Hebrew?
Hakafot
What does Arba Minim mean?
4 species
How many walls does your sukkah need?
At least 2 1/2 or 3
What are the 4 species called in Hebrew?
Etrog - Citron
Palm- Lulav
Myrtle - Hadass
Willow - Aravah
What does Shemini Atzeret mean?
The eighth day of assembly
What are the letters in Hebrew to spell Sukkah?
Samekh, Vav, Kaf, Hey
Which historical Jewish holiday actually first took place during the Sukkot celebration?
Chanukkah