Numbers
The number of days we count from Passover to Shavuot
What is 49?
This word means "weeks"
What is שבועות?
This is the date of Shavuot
What is the 6th of Sivan?
What is Megillat Ruth?
We read about this person on Shavuot
Who is Ruth?
Number of commandments given at Har Sinai
What is 10?
This word means "sheaf", like of wheat
What is עומר (Omer)?
We count this between Passover and Shavuot
What is the Omer?
Name something we don't do during the Omer.
1. Haircuts 2. Shaving 3. Getting married 4. Live music
The main character of the Shavuot story was related to this famous person...
Who is King David?
True or False: The 6th Commandment says "do not kill".
What is True?
This was given to the Jews on Shavuot
What is עשרת הדברות?
This was given to the Jews on Shavuot at Har Sinai
What are the 10 commandments?
It's a custom to eat this kind of food
What is dairy?
These are the three holidays when the Israelites came from all over Israel to Jerusalem's Holy Temple to offer sacrifices.
What are Sukkot, Passover, and Shavuot?
Number of students of Rabbi Aikiva who died during the Omer.
What is 24,000?
The Hebrew month that Shavuot is in.
What is Sivan?
Name a food we eat on Shavuot.
What is cheesecake, blitzes, kugel, etc.?
How long do adults study Torah on Shavuot
All night long!
Give a reason why we eat dairy on Shavuot.
1. The Jews got the laws of kosher so the only food they had ready was dairy.
2. The Jewish people had become a new nation and what do newborns eat..... Milk.
Number of days Shavuot is celebrated in the US.
What is 2?
This is the season that Shavuot falls in
What is אביב (aviv/Spring)?
This was brought in the temple on Shavuot
What is first fruits?
We decorate our Shuls/homes with this on Shavuot
Greenery/flowers
Israel is called the land of ___________ and __________.
What is milk and honey?