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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 Shavuot night 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

At Mount Sinai, God directly gave the Jewish people how may commandments?

What is ten

200

Which statement is correct about Shavuot? a) It is a major Jewish holiday b) It is a day of rest c) It is an agricultural festival d) all of the above

What is "all of the above"

200
The numerical value for "milk" in Hebrew equals a)40 b)21 c)50 d)30
What is (a) 40
200
Besides Shavuot, these are the other 2 pilgrimage festivals
What are Passover and Sukkot
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"
300

Which statement is true about Shavuot? a) On Shavuot Jews read about the 10 Plagues b) On Shavuot Jews read about the 10 Commandments c) On Shavuot Jews read about Judah the Maccabee and his brothers d) On Shavuot Jews read about crossing the Red Sea

What is (b) On Shavuot Jews read the 10 Commandments

300
Scholars who trace Jewish customs back to ethnic groups claim that spring harvest festivals characteristically featured diary dishes because:
What is because cheese was produced during this season
300

Ruth was the great grandmother of which historical Jewish figure a) Judah the Maccabee b) Isaac c) King David d) Solomon

What is (c) King David

300
Shavuot is celebrated this many days after Passover a) 7 b) 25 c) 40 d) 50
What is (d) 50
400

The Jewish holiday celebrates the giving of what at Mount Sinai?

What is the giving of the Torah to Moses 

400
True or False: Although it is not a law, it is a tradition for Jews to not eat meat on Shavuot.
True
400

What are some foods Jews eat on Shavuot?

What are blintzes, ice cream, cheesecake, bourekas and pizza?

400
In many liberal Jewish communities, this coming of age ceremony also occurs on Shavuot.
What is confirmation
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 the Book of 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

500

The current year in the Hebrew calendar is:

What is 5772

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