Megillat Ruth
Was Ruth Jewish?
Ruth was not born a Jew but took the faith upon herself when she married Boaz stating “Where you go I will go, and where you stay I will stay. Your people will be my people and your God my God. Where you die I will die, and there I will be buried”
Since the establishment of the Jewish calendar, Shavuot regularly falls on the...
6th of Sivan
What is tikkun Leil?
Traditionally, jews will stay up all night learning torah and listening to shiurim/talks.
What is the date given for Shavuot in the Torah?
None, it is the only holiday without an exact date but it falls out precisely 49 days after the second day of Passover, a period of time known as the Omer
What does tikkun mean?
Repair
who did Ruth marry?
Boaz
What is one other name Shavuot is known as?
1. Chag HaBikkurim (Festival of the First Fruits) 2. Chag HaKatzir (Harvest Festival) 3. Chag Matan Torah (Festival of the giving of the Torah)
On what Mountain was the torah given?
Har Sinai
What is the earliest source of the custom?
The Zohar
What is the name of Ruths mother-in-law
Naomi
What are we repairing?
A reason given for the term 'tikkun' is that we study of the Torah on the night before Shavuot (the giving of the Torah) to rectify the sin as according to the Midrash on the Song of Songs, we slept late on the day the Torah was given, instead of waiting eagerly, and the Hashem had to wake them with thunder and lightning.
Who is Ruth's descendant?
King David
What is the name of Shavuot as referred to in the Talmud?
Atzeret - comes from the word Atzara meaning gathering
Why do we eat dairy on shavuot?
Various reasons for this tradition have been offered, but many link it to the fact that the kosher laws were handed down on Shavuot, and the ancient Israelites, finding that their meat was no longer kosher, ate dairy foods instead.
What is the Hebrew phrase describes learning done “for its own sake,” often emphasized during Tikkun Leil.
Learning Lishma / Lishma Torah