Rabbi Jeffrey Falick of the Birmingham Temple MI showing the Torah on Simchat Torah 20130929_101658
Simchat Torah at the Birmingham Temple for Humanistic Judaism in suburban Detroit.
Quiz

Shemini Atzeret and Simchat Torah Quiz

How much do you know about these final holidays of the High Holiday season?

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At the end of Sukkot, we celebrate the completion of the annual Torah reading cycle. How much do you know about Shemini Atzeret and Simchat Torah?

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Question 1 of 10
What do some scholars believe Shemini Atzeret was devoted to in Temple times?
Question 2 of 10
What title is given to the person honored with the first aliyah of Genesis on Simchat Torah?
Question 3 of 10
The origin of Simchat Torah can be found in
Question 4 of 10
It is a custom for how many people to be honored with an aliyah on Simchat Torah?
Question 5 of 10
What does Simchat Torah mean?
Question 6 of 10
What title is given to the last person to receive an aliyah from the end of the Torah on Simchat Torah?
Question 7 of 10
Outside Israel, when are Shemini Atzeret and Simchat Torah observed?
Question 8 of 10
On Simchat Torah the torah reading includes
Question 9 of 10
What do the circles around the synagogue on Simchat Torah represent, according to kabbalist tradition?
Question 10 of 10
Simchat Torah is traditionally what type of holiday?
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