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Question

Talmudic requirements dictating the correct combination of teruah (“troo-AH”), tekiah (“teh-kee-AH”), and shevarim (“sh’var-EEM”) result in these objects being used approximately 100 times during Rosh Hashanah. For 10 points each:

[10m] Name these objects that are used to signal the end of Yom Kippur. In the Book of Joshua, Israelite priests utilize these objects while circumambulating Jericho’s walls seven times.

ANSWER: shofars [prompt on horns and trumpets]

[10e] During Rosh Hashanah, shofars should not be blown outside the Holy Temple if the New Year falls on this day when Jews are expected to abstain from most work.

ANSWER: Sabbath [or Shabbat or Shabbos; prompt on Saturday]

[10h] While most shofars are crafted from ram horns, Jews from this country utilize the kudu’s horns. The Lemba people of Zimbabwe trace their Jewish ancestry to an exiled community in this country.

ANSWER: Yemen [or Republic of Yemen or Al Yaman or Al Jumhuriyah al Yamaniyah]

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California (North)	Main Site	Y	3	23.33	100%	100%	33%
California (South)	Main Site	Y	4	15.00	100%	50%	0%
Canada	Main Site	Y	11	19.09	100%	64%	27%
Florida	Main Site	Y	3	13.33	100%	33%	0%
Great Lakes	Main Site	Y	5	20.00	100%	80%	20%
Lower Mid-Atlantic	Main Site	Y	9	15.56	100%	44%	11%
Midwest	Main Site	Y	8	21.25	100%	88%	25%
Northeast	Main Site	Y	6	18.33	83%	83%	17%
Overflow	Main Site	Y	4	20.00	100%	100%	0%
South Central	Main Site	Y	2	25.00	100%	100%	50%
Southeast	Main Site	Y	8	18.75	100%	75%	13%
UK	Main Site	Y	12	18.33	100%	67%	17%
Upstate NY	Main Site	Y	4	15.00	100%	50%	0%

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Brock	Toronto C	0	10	0	10
Carleton University	Simon Fraser	10	10	10	30
Guelph	Toronto F	10	10	0	20
Ottawa	McGill A	10	10	10	30
Western A	McGill B	0	10	0	10
Toronto D	McMaster B	0	10	0	10
Queen's	Western B	0	10	0	10
Toronto G	Toronto E	10	10	0	20
Toronto B	Toronto Metropolitan	10	10	0	20
UBC A	Western C	10	10	0	20
Waterloo A	UBC B	10	10	10	30