Origins of Sukkot
Rules/Facts about Sukkot/ a sukkah
Random Jewish facts
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Is Sukkot a harvest festival or a planting festival?
A harvest festival
100
How many walls should a sukkah have?
3 walls
100
Which one of these celebrities is Jewish? The Olsen twins, Sarah Jessica Parker, Zach Efron
Zac Efron
200
What does the word Sukkot mean?
Booths
200
What type of fruit is an Etrog?
A citron
200
What is Israel’s national anthem?
Hatikvah
300
How many days does Sukkot last?
7 days
300
Name one mitzvah you can do on sukkot?
Invite people into your sukkah, sleep in your sukkah, eat in your sukkah
300
Name the only Jewish candidate from the Democratic primaries this year?
Bernie Sanders
400
Is Sukkot mentioned in the Torah?
Yes
400
What do people usually decorate their sukkah with?
Fruit, dried squash, corn, fake fruit/vegetables
400
What’s the name of the Jewish K-12 in SF that closed down this year?
Lisa Kampner Hebrew Academy
500
What does Sukkot commemorate?
The Israelites wandering through the dessert for 40 years and living in temporary shelters
500
How many directions do you shake the lulav in? BONUS: What are the components of a lulav?
6 BONUS answer: hadass (myrtle), aravah (willow), and etrog (citron), lulav (palm branch)
500
In the Torah, who were Isaac’s parents?
Sarah and Abraham