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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

Which statement is correct about Shavuo We have Tikkun Leil Shavuot all night studying Torah because  a) The Israelites fel asleep the day of receiving of the Todah ( MIDRASH) b) You don't work the next day c)Moses came from Har Sinai at night with the 10 commandments 

a)Midrash 

200

Name 2 of the most common foods we eat in Shavuot 

Cheesecake-all kinds of cheese- 

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) David d) Solomon
What is (c) David
300

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

What is (d) 50- after 49 days of the Omer 

400
The Jewish holiday celebrats "Matan Torah." What does that mean? a)the exodus of slavery in Egypt b)the giving of staff positions at Mount Sinai and Cedar Sinai Hospitals c)the revolt of the Maccabees d)the giving of the first five books of the Torah to Moses on Mount Sinai
What is (d) the giving of the first five books of the Torah to Moses on Mount Sinai
400

True or False: the midrash says that the Israelites fell asleep the day they were receiving the Torah 

True

400

At Shavuot we eat cheese, explain why and name the Hebrew word for it or any related food. 

 Gevina, cheese.

400

In many Jewish communities, teenagers celebrate a special ceremony on Shavuot. What is the name and why in Shavuot?

Confirmation- because is related to mitzvot and accepting the Torah 

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, why? name it in English and Hebrew  

Land of milk and honey - Eretz Zavat Chalav 

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

How many holidays did Israelites use to go on foot to the Bet Hamikdash to bring the first fruits as an offering? name the Regalim in Hebrew

Pesach Shavuot and Sukkot 

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