Hebrew
Shavuot means in English.
What is "weeks" in Hebrew?
It is customary practice to do this between Erev Shavuot and Shavuot morning the entire time.
What is to stay up all night to study the Torah?
The seven-week period between Passover and Shavuot, which we count one day at a time is called this.
What is the Counting of the Omer?
Jewish people eat dairy on Shavuot because of this connection with the land of Israel.
What is "flowing with milk and honey"?
Shavuot is celebrated in this Hebrew month.
What is Sivan?
In Hebrew, the name of what we in English call the Ten Commandments
What is "Aseret HaDibrot" Ten Words, etc.?
Work is permitted for these people and during Shavuot.
What is all work is prohibited on Shavuot?
The number of days Moses spent on the mountain to receive the Torah
What is 40 days?
The numerical value for "milk" in Hebrew
What is 40?
Ruth was the great-grandmother of this historical Jewish figure.
Who is King David?
The holiday Shavuot means this.
What is "weeks"?
This book of the Bible is traditionally read on Shavuot.
What is the book of Ruth?
Shavuot is celebrated this many days after Passover
What is 50?
We eat ice cream on Shavuot for this reason.
What is dairy or made out of milk?
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?
"Bikkurim" is the Hebrew word for this Holiday.
What is the First Fruits?
Though not a law, the tradition is that Jewish people abstain from eating this.
What is meat?
The current year in the Hebrew calendar
What is 5784?
Historical Scholars claim the Jewish custom of featuring diary dishes during the spring harvest festival for this reason.
What is the production of cheese during this season?
In many liberal Jewish communities, this coming-of-age ceremony also occurs on Shavuot.
What is confirmation?
Shavuot goes by 5 different names, 3 of them are these.
What is: Chag HaKatzir, Chag HaShavuot, Chag HaBikurim, Atzeret, Zman Matan Torah?
On Shavuot, Jewish People read about these 2 events.
What is the giving of the 10 Commandments and the story of Ruth?
There are three main Biblical characters associated with Shavuot.
What are Moses, Ruth, and King David as this is the day when he died?
Some Jews trace dairy to Shavuot because of an alternative name for Mount Sinai, Har HaGav'nunim. It is similar to this and means this.
What is gevina, cheese?
Some communities have a tradition of decorating their synagogue in this.
What are flowers and other sweet-smelling plants?