Megillat Rut
What is Rut’s mother in laws name?
Naomi
Which of these is not something we eat on Shavuot? Ice cream, cheese blintzes, wheat
Wheat
What do we celebrate on Shavuot?
Receiving the Torah
What does Moshe’s name mean in Hebrew?
Drew out from the water
What happened to Naomi’s husband?
He died
Why do we stay up all night?
To learn Torah
What are we supposed to hear in shule?
10 commandments
What is one way Moshe killed the Mitzri?
punched, hit head with rake, said Hashem’s name
What happened to Mahlon and Chilion?
They died too
Explain the minhag we do in regards to nature
Decorate our shules with greenery
Why do we call it Shavuot?
Completion of 7 weeks of the omer
What is one difference between Bereishit and Shemot and what are we moving into a new sefer?
70 ppl in Bereishit, lots more in Shemot. Moving from family to nation
What is the famous line that Rut days to Naomi (in the exact order)
wherever you go, I will go, and wherever you live, I will live; your people shall be my people and your God my God. Where you die, I will die.
What day do we read megillat rut?
Second day
What are three of Shavuot’s 5 names?
Shavuot, Chag HaKatzir, Chag Haatzeret, Yom Habikkurim, Zman matan Torateinu
What are Yaakov’s sons likened to and why?
Stars, because they are counted twice when they come in and out just like sons are named when they are living and dead to show how precious they are to Hashem
What did Boaz order his servants to do when they were leaving Rut?
Leave some bundles of wheat for her
Explain the reason why we make bikkurim baskets on Shavuot
Would offer the first fruits of the harvest (bikkurim) to the Beit Hamikdash and decorate the baskets
What ingredients go in cheesecake?
sugar, biscuits, butter, cream, cream cheese, vanilla, maybe eggs
What is Rashi’s question and answer with regards to Yosef?
Why does it say Yosef was in Egypt? Don’t we already know that? – Shows that Moshe stayed the same, his humble self from shepherd to king