Dairy or Meat?
Which dessert is commonly eaten on this holiday as a minhag?
Cheesecake
How many weeks do we count in the Omer?
49; the 50th is Shavous night
Daughter in law of Na'aomi, wife of Boaz
Who is Rus?
What were we learning at the begining of the year, before tangents took over?
Mesilas Yesharim
What are the top tangent topics of this class?
G.O., KYHS, last year's teen Shavuos program, and Hellen Keller
What major event in Jewish history are we commemorating?
Matan Torah
What date do we start counting the omer?
Second night of Peasach
How did Rus and Boaz meat each other?
Rus was collecting grain in Boaz's fields and she caught his attention because she was really tzanua.
Who originally brought up the Hellen Keller debate in this class?
Mia and Devorah
What are the tops snacks found on the teachers' desk in class?
There aren't any; it's just the wrappers and/or garbage.
Which book in Tanach do we read on Shavuos?
Megillas Rus
What is the date of shavous?
6th-7th of Sivan
Where where Rus and Orpah from?
They were the princesses of Moav
Which adjacent class does our class disrupt the most?
9th grade Hebrew :)
Who is always hungry in this class?
The middle two rows
Why do we only eat dairy on Shavuos?
Because Benei Yisrael didn't know the halachos for kashrus yet.
Whats the date of the last day of class?
June 3rd, 2026
What were the names of Na'aomi and Elimelech's two sons?
Machlon and Kilyon
How often does Rabbi Zians quote a famous person?
Every other sentence.
What even is the name of this class?
Hashkafa 11
What are the five names of this holiday?
Shavuos, Yom HaBikkurim, Chag HaKatzir, Zman Matan Torateinu, and Atzeret
What is the name of Rabbi Zians' moped?
Crystal
Who was the great-grandson of Rus?
Dovid
Who holds the record for leading conversations the most in this class?
Mia and Ariella are currently tied for first place :)
Who made this Jeopardy?
Leorie Kanoff