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, Barley
Barley
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?
The 10 commandments
What happened after Moshe killed the Mitzri?
He ran to Midian
What happened to Mahlon and Chilion?
They died too
Explain the minhag we do regarding nature
Decorate our shules with greenery
Why do we call it Shavuot?
To represent the completion of 7 weeks of the Omer
What is one difference between Bereishit and Shemot and why are we moving into a new sefer?
70 people in Bereishit, lots more in Shemot. Moving from family to nation
Who is Boaz and what does he do?
Naomi's relative. Marries Rut and redeems the land
What day do we read Megillat Rut in the diaspora?
Second day
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 servant to do when Rut was in his field?
Leave sheaves of barley for her and let her take whatever she wants
Explain the reason why we make bikkurim baskets on Shavuot
Bnei Yisrael would offer the first fruits of the harvest (bikkurim) to the Beit Hamikdash and decorate the baskets
What ingredients go in a set cheesecake?
Biscuits, butter, cream, cream cheese, sugar, 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 Yosef stayed the same, his humble self from shepherd to king