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The Etgar Simchat Torah Challenge

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1    Who is not one of the Ushpizin?
a)    Jacob
b)    Joshua
c)    Moshe
d)    Joseph
e)    David

2     On which mountain did Moses die?
a)    Carmel
b)    Sinai
c)     Seir
d)     Hermon
e)     Nebo

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 end of the cycle of Torah readings
e)    the joy of learning Torah

4    Which book of Tanach contains the stories about the life of David?
a.    Yehoshua, 
b.    Shoftim
c.    Shmuel
d.    Malachim
e.    Yeshayahu

5     On which date do we start adding Mashiv Haruach, the prayer for rain, into our prayers?
a)    Tishri 1
b)    Tishri  15
c)    Tishri 21
d)    Tishri 22
e)    Tishri  23

6     The father of Chasidism, Israel ben Eliezer, is better known as:
a)    Ba’al Tefilah, 
b)    Ba’al Yevamot, 
c)    Ba’al Shem Tov
d)    Ba’al Habyit
e)    Ba’al Hatov

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 Answer: 1b, 2e, 3d, 4c, 5d, 6c
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