Omer and Shavout
How many days do we count in the Omer?
49
According to tradition, Mount Sinai is located in this specific peninsula.
What is the Sinai Peninsula?
Which commandment forbids false testimony?
Do not bear false witness
What book is traditionally read on Shavuot?
Ruth
Name three traditional Shavuot dairy foods.
Any three dairy foods
What does “Shavuot” mean?
Weeks
According to tradition, why was Sinai chosen?
Because it was humble
What does dairy symbolize on Shavuot?
Purity and new beginnings
Who was Ruth's husband
Mahlon and Boaz
What noodle pudding can be sweet or savory?
Kugel
On what day did Yeshua ascend?
the 40th day
How many mitzvot are traditionally counted?
613
Why is the Promised Land connected to dairy?
The Torah calls it a land flowing with milk and honey
According to tradition, which famous king was born on Shavuot?
King David
What cake uses three kinds of milk?
Tres Leches
What is another name for Shavuot?
Chag HaShavuot / Festival of Weeks / Chag HaKatzir / Festival of Harvest
What happened during the three days before receiving Torah?
Hagbolah / Setting of the boundaries
What verse compares God’s Word to milk?
1 Kefa/Peter 2:2
What was given in Acts 2?
The Ruach HaKodesh
What milk pudding is flavored with rosewater?
Malabi
What is the 33rd day of the Omer called?
Lag B'Omer
Which Hebrew phrase means “We will do and we will hear”?
Na’aseh v’nishma
What are the Ten Commandments called in Hebrew?
Aseret HaDibrot (The 10 phrases)
Based on tradition, into how many languages was God’s voice divided?
70 different languages
What dumplings are filled with cheese and/or fruit?
Pierogies (Polish) / Vareniki (Russian)