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How much do you know about
this fall holiday?

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ukkot is when the sukkah, the
non-permanent outdoor hut,
is built. Sukkot was also once
a holiday of agricultural thanksgiv-
ing and this is celebrated with the
holiday’s other ritual items: the lulav
and etrog. How much do you know
about Sukkot?

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5. Which of these is not one of the
Four Species?
A. Myrtle
B. Willow
C. Palm
D. Citron
E. Maize

1. True or false: It is a requirement
to decorate the sukkah
immediately after it is built.
A. True
B. False

6. True or false: The kabbalists
developed the custom of inviting
seven biblical ancestors as
guests in the sukkah.
A. True
B. False

2. Where are you allowed to shake
a lulav?
A. Only at home
B. Only in synagogue
C. Only in a Jew’s home
D. Only outside
E. Anywhere

7. Which historical Jewish holiday
actually first took place during
the Sukkot celebration?
A. Purim
B. Chanukah
C. Yom Ha’atzmaut
D. Yom Yerushalayim

3. What are the days of Chol
HaMoed?
A. The first and last day of the
festival
B. The few days after Sukkot
when the sukkah must be
taken down
C. The intermediate days of
the festival
D. Like a mini-Yom Kippur, a
time to repent for our sins

8. This book is customarily read on
Sukkot
A. Esther
B. Ruth
C. Ecclesiastes
D. Song of Songs
E. Job

4. Outside Israel, on the evening
following the seventh day of
Sukkot, what holiday begins?
A. Tu b’Shevat
B. Tisha b’Av
C. Simchat Torah
D. Shemini Atzeret

9. The seven ancient “guests”
invited into the sukkah are
called
A. Prophets
B. Anashim
C. Ushpizin
D. Rabbis

10.True or False: If it is raining on
Sukkot, there is always still an
obligation to eat in the sukkah.
A. True
B. False

From myjewishlearning.com.

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ANSWER KEY: 1. B; 2. E; 3. C; 4. D; 5. E; 6. A; 7. B; 8. C; 9. C; 10. B.

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