Shavuot People
This human helped defeat Pharoah and led the Jewish people out of slavery.
Who is Moses?
This is the mountain where Moses received The 10 Commandments.
What is Mount Sinai?
This is the number of days that we celebrate Shavuot in the diaspora (outside of Israel).
What is 2?
These are 3 of the 10 commandments.
What are any 3 of...
I am the Lord your G-d,
You shall not make idols
You shall not say the Lord's name in vain
Remember the Sabbath and keep it holy
Honor your mother and father
You shall not murder
You shall not commit adultery
You shall not steal
You shall not bear false witness
You shall not covet
Traditionally, these kinds of foods are eaten on Shavuot.
What are dairy foods?
This person was the first high priest of the Israelites
Who is Aaron?
This is what the Israelites did when they got impatient waiting for Moses at the foot of Mount Sinai.
What is building the Golden Calf?
This is the number of days after the first night of Passover until Shavuot.
What is 50 days (7 weeks or shavuot + 1 day)?
The fifth commandment says you shall honor which two people.
Who are your mother and father?
Traditionally, adults stay up this late in celebration of Shavuot.
What is all night?
Today, this is what we call descendents of of the first high priest.
What are Cohanim?
This is where the Israelites were fleeing from when they were traveling in the desert.
What is Egypt?
This minor holiday occurs 33 days after Passover begins.
What is Lag B'Omer?
What is the name of G-d?
In honor of the biblical book that we read on Shavuot, this is the group do we traditionally give to.
What is Tzedakah or the needy?
This is the book in the Tanach (Bible) that we read on Shavuot with a woman hero who converts to Judaism.
What is The Book of Ruth?
This person led the Israelites in song after crossing the Red Sea.
Who is Miriam?
In ancient days, people would bring sheaves of barley for 50 days to count the this.
What is the Omer?
This day we are told to honor and keep holy.
What is Shabbat?
Shavuot is one of three pilgrimage holidays in Judaism, these are the other two.
What are Sukkot and Passover?
This ruler is a famous descendent of the hero of the book of Ruth.
Who is King David?
This human led the Israelites into the promised land.
Who is Joshua?
This is the total number of commandments in the Torah.
What is 613?
Of the 10 commandments, this is the number of negative commandments (in the form of "You shall not...")
What is 7?
Shavuot is the celebration of the harvest of these crops.
What are wheat or first fruits?