Mitzvot and traditions
name 3 traditions of Shavuot
eating dairy, study Torah, טנא, show the newborn of the year, wear white, dance the hora
how many days and weeks do we count?
50 days, 7 weeks
what are the 3 names of the holiday?
שבועות
חג מתן תורה
חג הקציר
חג הביכורים
who is a descendent of Ruth?
King David
why do we study Torah all night?
in honor of getting the Torah
because we show that this time we are prepared for the Torah
between which holidays do we count the omer?
פסח ושבועות
what are the ביכורים (bikurim)?
the first fruit (you should bring to the temple)
what is Ruth's origin?
Moabite מואביה
why do we eat dairy on Shavuot?
they ate dairy because they didn't know yet how to prepare the meat in a kosher way
ארץ זבת חלב ודבש
What does 'omer' mean?
it is a sheaf (bundle) of stalk/ a measurement
What is the Hebrew date of מתן תורה (the receiving of the Torah)?
ו' בסיון
6th of Sivan
Where does the story of the Megilah take place?
בית לחם יהודה - מואב- חזרה לבית לחם יהודה
Beith Lechem Yehudah - Moab - Beith Lechem again
how was Shavuot celebrated in the times of the temple?
ביכורים
why are there mourning customs during the counting of the omer?
because of the plague that killed 24,000 students of Rabbi Akiva
What is the meaning of חג הקציר?
the harvest holiday
name 5 characters in the Megilah
Ruth, Naomi, Orpah, Boaz, Elimelech, Machlon, Kilyon
רות, נעמי, ערפה, אלימלך, מחלון, כליון, בעז
Whose birthday and יירצייט (anniversary of his/her death) is on Shavuot?
King David
When we count the Omer, what are we counting towards?
We are counting towards the receiving of the Torah
What preparations Am Israel had to do before receiving the Torah?
wash their clothes, sanctify themselves, stay away from the mountain
Who wrote the Megilah according to our tradition?
Shmuel, the prophet