The Basics
Shavuot celebrates the giving of this at Mount Sinai.
What is the Torah?
Ruth is famous for being the first of these
What is a convert?
These laws were engraved on two stone tablets.
What are the Ten Commandments?
This "cheesy" dessert is the most iconic treat served on Shavuot.
This is the Hebrew meaning of the word "Shavuot," referring to the time between Passover and the holiday.
What is "Weeks"?
Ruth was the great-grandmother of this famous Jewish King.
Who is King David?
Moses spent this many days and nights on the mountain receiving the Torah.
What is 40?
These thin, rolled pancakes are often filled with sweetened cream cheese.
What are blintzes?
It is a custom to stay up all night studying Torah, a practice known by this three-word Hebrew name.
What is Tikkun Leil Shavuot?
This woman was Ruth’s mother-in-law, whom Ruth refused to leave.
Who is Naomi?
It is said that this is the reason Hashem chose Mount Sinai.
What is not too big or not too small? Or What is a modest mountain?
We decorate synagogues with greenery and flowers because Sinai was once a desert that turned into this.
What is a lush/green mountain?
It is traditional to eat this category of food.
What is Dairy?
This is the place that Naomi and Elimelech lived.
What is Moab?
While Moses was on the mountain, the Israelites grew impatient and built this idol.
What is the Golden Calf?
Often served as a square or noodle-based casserole, this dish can be made sweet with raisins and cinnamon or savory with salt and pepper.
What is Kugel
Shavuot is one of the "Shalosh Regalim," the three festivals where Jews historically did this.
What is travel/pilgrimage to the Temple in Jerusalem?
This wealthy landowner and kinsman eventually married Ruth
Who is Boaz?
According to the Midrash, the souls of these people were all present at the base of Mt. Sinai.
Who are all Jewish people/all future generations?
In some traditions, children start learning the Aleph-Bet on Shavuot, often licking this sweet substance off the letters.
What is honey