Sukkot Quiz | My Jewish Learning

Question 1 of 10

When did the custom of beating willows at the end of Sukkot originate?

Temple times, when people would beat the willows on the floor near the altar of the Temple in a symbolic destruction of sins
Talmudic times, when the rabbis expressed their sadness about the exile by beating the willows
Biblical times, to signal that it was time to take down the sukkahs
Medieval times, to signal that it was time to harvest the crops

Question 2 of 10

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

Question 3 of 10

Which harvest is associated with Sukkot?

Question 4 of 10

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

Question 5 of 10

At which point in the service are the lulav and etrog waved?

Question 6 of 10

How many walls must a sukkah have?

Question 7 of 10

Which is not a pilgrimage festival?

Question 8 of 10

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

Question 9 of 10

Where are you allowed to shake a lulav?

Question 10 of 10

Which is the customary order for waving the lulav and etrog?