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Who knows five?

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Five are the books of T'hilim.

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Related: judaism.stackexchange.com/q/22856. – msh210♦ Dec 18 '12 at 15:46
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The number of aliyot given during Torah reading on yom tov.

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Five are the species of animals and birds that can be brought as sacrifices.

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Parsha connection! – Isaac Moses Mar 21 '10 at 2:29
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Five are the chapters of the Mishna - of Fathers.

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The age to start learning miqra (according to the mishna in avot)

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The number of tefillot on Yom Kippur

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Five are...

  • The daughters of Tzelafchad

  • Words in the most common pasuk in Torah ("Vayedaber Hashem el Moshe leimor")

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Each of the tablets Moshe brought down from Shamayim had 5 of the Aseres HaDibros inscribed

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...according to some. +1. – msh210♦ May 8 '12 at 1:13
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Five are the books normally considered m'gilos: Rus, Koheles, Shir Hashirim, Echa, and Ester.

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