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Megillat Ruth
Shavuot in the Torah
Aseret Hadibrot
Minhagim (customs)
Yom Tov
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What is the name of Ruth's mother-in-law?

Naomi

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How many days BETWEEN the first day of Pesach and Shavuot?

49

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What is the 5th commandment?

Honor your Father and your Mother.

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It is custom to eat what type of foods?
Dairy
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What do we add to Shemone Esrei and Benching on Yom Tov?

Ya'aleh V'yavo

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Who did Ruth marry after her first husband died?

Boaz

200

Shavuot is one of the Shalosh Regalim. What are the other 2?

Sukkot and Pesach

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What is the 4th commandment?

Remember the Shabbat day and keep it holy.

200

Why are Shuls decorated with greenery?

Har Sinai was miraculously covered with greenery and vegetation.

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What do we say after Shemone Esrei?

Hallel

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Who would be Ruth's great grandson?

David Hamelech

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What is one other name Shavuot is known as?
1. Chag HaBikkurim (Festival of the First Fruits) 2. Chag HaKatzir (Harvest Festival) 3. Chag Matan Torah (Festival of the giving of the Torah)
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What is the 8th commandment?

You shall not steal.

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Why do we stay up all night learning Torah?

Because Bnei Yisrael overslept on the morning of receiving the Torah.

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What type of food and drink is it a mitzvah to eat on Yom Tov

Meat and Wine

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What tribe did Ruth become part of?

Yehuda

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What is the date given for Shavuot in the Torah?

None

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What is the 3rd commandment?

You shall not take the name of the L-rd, your G-d in vain.

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What is the special Shavuot Torah reading about?
We read the 10 Commandments
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What can we not do on Shabbat but we can do on Yom Tov?

Cook

500

What is one reason we read Megillat Ruth on Shavuot?

  • David Hamelech, Ruth's great-grandson, was both born and died on Shavuot.
  • Ruth, a convert who accepted the Torah's laws, parallels the Jewish people's acceptance of the Torah on Shavuot at Mt. Sinai.
  • Shavuot, the harvest festival, coincides with the harvest season in which the story of Ruth is set.
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What is an Omer?
A measure / sheaf of barley
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What is the 9th commandment?

You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.

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Why is it a custom to eat Dairy foods on Shavuot?

"land flowing with milk and honey" or to commemorate the new laws of Kashrut given with the Torah

500

How many Aliyot are there on Yom Tov excluding Maftir?

5