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Sukkot Quiz

How much do you know about this fall holiday?

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

Question 1 of 10
True or false: The kabbalists developed the custom of inviting seven biblical ancestors as guests in the sukkah.
Question 2 of 10
Which is NOT a basic requirement of a sukkah?
Question 3 of 10
Arba’ah minim means
Question 4 of 10
What is a pitom?
Question 5 of 10
Sukkot is often referred to as hag haasif, which means
Question 6 of 10
The lulav and etrog became symbols of the Land of Israel in the time of Bar Kochba. How do we know this?
Question 7 of 10
What are the days of hol hamo’ed?
Question 8 of 10
In which direction is the lulav shaken first?
Question 9 of 10
The seventh day of Sukkot is known as
Question 10 of 10
True or false: It is a requirement to decorate the sukkah immediately after it is built.
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