Simchat Torah at the Birmingham Temple for Humanistic Judaism in suburban Detroit.
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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
Simchat Torah is traditionally what type of holiday?
Question 2 of 10
What do some scholars believe Shemini Atzeret was devoted to in Temple times?
Question 3 of 10
The commandment to observe the Eighth Day of Assembly, Shemini Atzeret, comes from
Question 4 of 10
How many circles or circuits around the room are done in a Simchat Torah celebration?
Question 5 of 10
In recent times, how have synagogues made Simchat Torah a very "child-friendly" holiday?
Question 6 of 10
What does Simchat Torah mean?
Question 7 of 10
Shemini Atzeret and Simchat Torah come at the end of which holiday?
Question 8 of 10
Outside Israel, when are Shemini Atzeret and Simchat Torah observed?
Question 9 of 10
On Shemini Atzeret, people
Question 10 of 10
How did the rabbis in the Talmud interpret Leviticus 23:36, “The eighth day you shall observe a sacred occasion (atzeret) and bring an offering by fire to the Lord”?
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