Shavuot
On Lag Ba'Omer, it is traditional to do an "aliyah ba'regel" or pilgrimage to this mountain.
What is Har Meron?
The Dead Sea scrolls were found here.
What are the Qumran caves?
This is a great reason to move to Israel. Babies in Israel are 10 times less likely to suffer from peanut allergies due to early exposure to this snack.
What is Bamba?
She took her oath of office in 1993, and is known in some circles as "the notorious".
Who is Ruth Bader Ginsberg?
This important figure in Jewish history was Ruth's great grandson.
Who is King David?
These numbers were used to win the lottery in a major TV show that was based on a plane crashing on an island.
What is 4 8 15 16 23 42?
This organization sent its 60th charter flight of Olim to Israel this summer.
What is Nefesh B'Nefesh?
Also known as George Herman, he played for 22 seasons as number 3.
Who is Babe Ruth?
These are the five names for Shavuot.
What are Chag HaBikurim, Zman Matan Torah, Shavuot, Chag Ha'Katzir and Atzeret?
This group who claims to be part of the ten lost tribes, practices Judaism in Northern India.
Who are Bnei Menashe?
If a married woman wants to move to Israel but her husband does not, the gemara says to do this.
What is a man MUST give her a get and pay her the "ketubah" money.
A holocaust survivor, a hagana fighter and the host of a radio show "Sexually Speaking".
Who is Dr. Ruth Westheimer?
This is the value of the Hebrew word "chalav" (milk) in gematria.
What is 40? (8+30+2)
The talmud teaches that if you find an object that has no identifying marks or falls into a category of objects which you aren't obligated to return, you should do this with the object.
What is leave it where you found it?
Between 1904-1914 35,000 Jews made aliyah from Russia and Yemen and were dubbed this aliyah.
What is the Second Aliyah?
This lawyer defended refugee slaves in court proceedings in the antebellum years and banned alcohol from the White House during his time as US President.
Who is Rutherford B. Hayes?
This liturgical poem, written in the middle ages, extols the greatness of God and is read on Shavuot.
What is Akdamot?
In this movie there is a tiny engraving of R2D2 and C3PO on the wall near the ark of the covenant.
What is the Raiders of the Lost Ark?
This law was passed on the 5th of July 1950 to coincide with the anniversary of the death of Zionist visionary, Theodore Herzl.
What is the Law of Return?
This man is known for his gold foil experiment and for discovering alpha particles, beta particles and protons. He has been dubbed the father of nuclear physics.
Who is Ernest Rutherford?