Sukkah Building
What is a Sukkah
A temporary home
What is one of the customs that people do to their sukkot?
Decorate them
What are the four symbols that remind us of what grows from the ground? These are also known as the Four Species.
The Lulav, Etrog, Hadas, and Arava
What is another name for Sukkot?
Harvest Festival
Where do we find the commandment that a Jew should live in a sukkah during Sukkot?
The Torah
These are the minimum number of walls to build a kosher sukkah
Two and a half
What is one of the mitzvot that we do in the sukkah?
Eat a meal
What do you do with the lulav and etrog?
You wave them three times in each direction (east, south, west, north, up, and down)
Which of these is the part of the Tanakh that is read on Shabbat during Sukkot in some communities?
a. The entire Torah
b. Megillat Esther
c. Kohelet
c. Kohelet
Sukkot is one of the three _____________ holidays:
a. High
b. Pilgrimage
c. Happy
B. Pilgrimage
What is one of the guidelines for building a sukkah?
It must be less than 30 feet high
What is the bracha before eating in the sukkah?
Baruch ata Adonai Eloheinu melech ha'olam asher k'dishanu b'mitzvotav v'tzivanu l'shev baSukkah
How do we say "Four Species" in Hebrew?
Arba'ah Minim
What holiday is the eighth day of Sukkot?
Shmini Atzeret
What are the three pilgrimage holidays?
Pesach, Shavuot, and Sukkot
What is the roof of the sukkah made from?
Natural materials called s'kach
What is the name of the guests we invite to our sukkah?
Ushpizin
The willow and myrtle
In what English month does Sukkot usually occur?
October
Why do we build sukkot?
To remind us of the 40 years wandering in the desert, when the Israelites were forced to build temporary homes for themselves.
What must you be able to see while sitting in the sukkah?
The sky and stars
In Israel, where is it common to see a sukkah, other than at a house?
A restaurant
What part of the synagogue services are the lulav and etrog used?
Hallel and Hoshanot
What are the days in between the two holidays of Sukkot called?
Hol Hamoed
Sukkot marks this time:
a. The end of the harvest
b. Winter
c. The end of Spring
A. The end of the harvest