Arba Minim
What is the name of the min that is tall and straight?
Lulav
It is a mitzvah to ____ in the sukkah on sukkot.
eat
How many walls must a sukkah have?
At least 2 1/2 walls
What are we celebrating on Simchat Torah?
People have a minhag to hang up _____ in their sukkah to make it look nice.
Decorations
What type of fruit do we use for the arba minim?
Etrog
It is a mitzvah to shake the _____ _______ on sukkot.
Arba minim
What is the roof of the sukkah called?
Schach
On Simchat Torah, many shuls give out ______ to the kids.
Candy
How many days is sukkot?
7 (Shmini Atzeret is the 8th day right after sukkot, but is its own holiday)
In which directions do we shake the arba minim?
Why?
right, left, forward, backward, up, down
To remember that Hashem is everywhere!
It is a mitzvah to feel _______ on sukkot.
a. nervous b. happy c. bored
HAPPY! :-)
What should you be able to see through the schach?
What do we daven for on Shmini Atzeret?
Rain
Why do we celebrate Sukkot? To remember _______
that Hashem protected us in the midbar with Clouds and to remember the actual sukkot (tents/huts) that Bnei Yisrael lived in when they were in the midbar)
What bracha do we make on the arba minim?
Baruch ata Hashem..... al netilat lulav
What special tefillah do we sing on sukkot?
Hallel
If it is raining, do you have to eat in the sukkah?
No
On Simchat Torah, we do hakafot. What are these?
We dance 7 times around the bima with the Torahs while singing songs
What date is the first day of sukkot?
טו תשרי
How many hadasim are there?
3
It's a mitzvah to invite ______ into your sukkah.
guests/ ushpizin
What should the schach be made out of?
Anything that grows from the ground, like leaves, bamboo, etc.
Which Parsha do we start reading on Simchat Torah?
Parshat Bereishit!
How many ushpizin from the Torah do we welcome into our sukkah?
BONUS- if you can name them
7
Avraham, Yitzchak, Yaakov, Moshe, Aharon, Yosef, Dovid Hamelech