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The Etgar pre-Simchat Torah quiz

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1) On which mountain did Moses die?

a) Carmel

b) Sinai

c) Seir

d) Hermon

e) Nebo

2) What is the Hebrew date of Hoshana Rabbah?

a) Tishri 16

b) Tishri 18

c) Tishri 21

d) Tishri 22

e) Tishri 23

3) What do we celebrate on Simchat Torah?

a) The beginning of the autumn

b) The receiving of the Torah

c) The sealing of God’s judgement

d) The joy of learning Torah

e) The end of the cycle of Torah readings

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4) On which day do we say the prayer for rain:

a) Rosh Hashanah

b) Yom Kippur

c) Shemini Atzeret

d) Tu Bishvat

e) Asarah b’Tevet

5) Which one of the following is not one of the Ushpizin, the guests that we invite to our succot?

a) Abraham

b) Moses

c) Aaron

d) David

e) Eliyahu

6) On which date do we start adding Mashiv Haruach, the prayer for rain, into our prayers?

a) Tishri 1

b) Tishri 18

c) Tishri 21

d) Tishri 22

e) Tishri 23

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 Answers 1e, 2c, 3e, 4c, 5e, 6d
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