Megillat Rut
Rut's mother-in-law who brings her back to Israel
Who is Naomi?
What is the name of the mountain the Torah was given at?
What is Bamidbar / Numbers?
Another name Shavuot is known by in the Torah (just one answer needed)
1. Chag HaBikkurim (Festival of the First Fruits)
2. Chag HaKatzir (Harvest Festival)
The type of food that is customary to eat on Shavuot
What is dairy?
The seven week period between Passover and Shavuot is called _________
What is Sefirat Haomer / Counting of the Omer?
The man Rut married
Who is Boaz?
The number of Mitzvot (commandments) in the Torah
What is 613?
Shavuot regularly falls on the __ of the Hebrew month Sivan
What is the 6th?
The reason why some synagogues decorate with greenery on Shavuot
What is Mount Sinai was miraculously covered with flowers and vegetation?
Shavuot is one of the Jewish pilgrimage holidays. This is the number of Jewish pilgrimage holidays.
What is three?
This is Rut's nationality
What is Moabite / Moaviyah?
Moshe stayed on the mountain this many days during the giving of the Torah
What is 40?
This is the date given for Shavuot in the Torah
What is "none"?
On Shavuot, we read this special Torah reading
What are the 10 Commandments?
Shavuot is celebrated this many days after Passover
What is 49?
A reason we read Megillat Rut on Shavuot (just need one reason)
1. Rut was King David's great grandmother. King David was born on Shavuot and he died on Shavuot.
2. Rut was a convert and thereby accepted the laws of the Torah upon herself, the Jewish people accepted the laws of the Torah upon themselves on Shavuot at Har Sinai
3. Shavuot is known as the harvest festival. The story of Rut takes place during the harvest season.
This is the first thing the Jewish people said after being offered the Torah
What is "na'aseh v'nishmah" / "we will do and then we will hear"?
Shavuot is called ______ in the Talmud (Mishna/Gemara)
What is Atzeret?
The Hebrew term for staying up all night to learn on Shavuot
What is Tikkun Leil Shavuot?
The number of people called up to the Torah on Shavuot (not including Maftir)
What is 5?
The Hebrew name for the Halacha (Jewish law) of leaving the corner of your field for the poor — this is where Rut gets food from.
What is Peah?
The type of relationship that we compare to Hashem (G-d) and the Jewish people at Matan Torah?
What is a marriage between husband and wife?
What is special service is added into the prayer service on Shavuot that is different from a regular Shabbat?
Hallel
We stay up all night learning in order to atone for this mistake that the Jewish People made on the morning of the giving of the Torah?
What is we overslept?
What book is usually read on the night of Shavuot?
What is Tehilim