Hebrew
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Numbers
100
"bikkurim" is the Hebrew word for _______ a) first vegetables b) first fruits c) first grains
What is first fruits
100
True or false: It is customary to stay up all night between Erev Shavuot and Shavuot morning to study the Torah.
True
100
Some people eat dairy on Shavuot because Israel is a land of __________.
What is "milk and honey"
100
Shavuot is celebrated in this Hebrew month.
What is Sivan.
100
The seven week period between Passover and Shavuot, which we count one day at a time is called the Counting of the _______.
What is Omer
200
The Hebrew translation for the 10 commandments
What is "Aseret HaDibrot"
200
Shavuot is a pilgrimage holiday. How many pilgrimage holidays are there in Judaism?
What is 3
300
The name of the holiday Shavuot means ________-
What is "weeks"
400
True or False: Although it is not a law, it is a tradition for Jews to not eat meat on Shavuot.
True
400
Some Jews trace dairy to Shavuot because of an alternative name for Mount Sinai, Har HaGav'nunim. Which Hebrew word is this similar to, and what is its translation?
What is gevina, cheese.
400
Moses stayed on the mountain this many days to receive the Torah
What is 40
500
Name at least 3 of the 5 names for Shavuot
What are: a)Chag HaKatzir (the festival of reaping) b) Chag HaShavuot (the festival of weeks) c) Chag HaBikurim (the festival of the first fruits) d) Atzeret (conclusion, referring to the conclusion of Pesach) e) Zman Matan Torah (the time of the giving of the Torah)
500
On Shavuot, it is a tradition for Jews to read from this book.
What is Megillat Ruth
500
Some Jews eat dairy on Shavuot because they had just received which set of laws?
What are the laws of kashrut
500
Shavuot lasts this many days in Israel, and this many days outside of Israel.
What is 1 day in Israel, 2 days outside of Israel
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