"bikkurim" is the Hebrew word for _______
a) first vegetables
b) first fruits
c) first grains
What is first fruits
100
True or false: It is customary to stay up all night between Erev Shavuot and Shavuot morning to study the Torah.
True
100
Some people eat dairy on Shavuot because Israel is a land of __________.
What is "milk and honey"
100
Shavuot is celebrated in this Hebrew month.
What is Sivan.
100
The seven week period between Passover and Shavuot, which we count one day at a time is called the Counting of the _______.
What is Omer
200
The Hebrew translation for the 10 commandments
What is "Aseret HaDibrot"
200
Which statement is correct about Shavuot?
a) You can only work after morning prayers on this day
b) Work is prohibited only for women on this day
c) Work is prohibited only for men on this day
d) all work is prohibited on this day
What is (d) all work is prohibited on this day
200
The numerical value for "milk" in Hebrew equals
a)40
b)21
c)50
d)30
What is (a) 40
200
Besides Shavuot, these are the other 2 pilgrimage festivals
What are Passover and Sukkot
200
Shavuot is a pilgrimage holiday. How many pilgrimage holidays are there in Judaism?
What is 3
300
The name of the holiday Shavuot means ________-
What is "weeks"
300
Which statement is true about Shavuot?
a) On Shavuot Jews read about the 10 Plagues
b) On Shavuot Jews read about the 10 Commandments
c) On Shavuot Jews read about Judah the Maccabee and his brothers
d) On Shavuot Jews read about crossing the Red Sea
What is (b) On Shavuot Jews read the 10 Commandments
300
Scholars who trace Jewish customs back to ethnic groups claim that spring harvest festivals characteristically featured diary dishes because:
What is because cheese was produced during this season
300
Ruth was the great grandmother of which historical Jewish figure
a) Judah the Maccabee
b) Isaac
c) David
d) Solomon
What is (c) David
300
Shavuot is celebrated this many days after Passover
a) 7
b) 25
c) 49 d) 50
What is (d) 50
400
The Jewish holiday celebrats "Matan Torah." What does that mean?
a)the exodus of slavery in Egypt
b)the giving of staff positions at Mount Sinai and Cedar Sinai Hospitals
c)the revolt of the Maccabees
d)the giving of the first five books of the Torah to Moses on Mount Sinai
What is (d) the giving of the first five books of the Torah to Moses on Mount Sinai
400
True or False: Although it is not a law, it is a tradition for Jews to not eat meat on Shavuot.
True
400
Some Jews trace dairy to Shavuot because of an alternative name for Mount Sinai, Har HaGav'nunim. Which Hebrew word is this similar to, and what is its translation?
What is gevina, cheese.
400
In many liberal Jewish communities, this coming of age ceremony also occurs on Shavuot.
What is confirmation
400
Moses stayed on the mountain this many days to receive the Torah
What is 40
500
Name at least 3 of the 5 names for Shavuot
What are:
a)Chag HaKatzir (the festival of reaping)
b) Chag HaShavuot (the festival of weeks)
c) Chag HaBikurim (the festival of the first fruits)
d) Atzeret (conclusion, referring to the conclusion of Pesach)
e) Zman Matan Torah (the time of the giving of the Torah)
500
On Shavuot, it is a tradition for Jews to read from this book.
What is Megillat Ruth
500
Some Jews eat dairy on Shavuot because they had just received which set of laws?
What are the laws of kashrut
500
Shavuot lasts this many days in Israel, and this many days outside of Israel.