Names of Shavuot
what does the word shavuot mean?
Weeks
We count 7 weeks from Pesach to Shavuot
What do we put in shuls and in our house to decorate for Shavuot?
Flowers - p'rachim
How many commandments in the Torah?
613
This well known King of Israel is a descendant of Ruth
David
What Hebrew month is Shavuot?
Sivan
What does Z'man Matan Torataynu mean?
The time that we got the Torah
What do some people do on the night of Shavuot?
Stay up all night and learn Torah
Where was the Torah given?
On Har Sinai
Naomi
How many days is Shavuot?
1 in Israel/Torah
2 in the diaspora
What's the name for Shavuot that describes what we do with the 1st of our fruits
Chag Habikurim
What do we eat on Shavuot?
Food made out of dairy
Why was Har Sinai chosen to have the Torah on it?
Midrash teaches its because the mountain was humble
Who was Rut's 2nd husband?
Boaz
How many weeks in the Omer?
7
What does Atzeret mean?
To stop
What Megilah do we read on Shavuot?
Megilat Rut (Ruth)
What are the mitzvot?
Commandments - Laws
Where do we hear Megillat Rut?
In shul
How many days in the Omer?
49
How many names are there for Shavuot
Five:
Festival of Weeks (Shavuot)
Festival of the Harvest (Chag Ha-Katzir)
Day of the First Fruit (Yom Ha-Bikkurim)
Atzeret (the stopage)
The Season of Giving of the Torah (Z’man Matan Torateinu)
What are some things that we don't do on the Omer?
Hair cuts
Listen to live music
Get married
How many mitzvot are on the luchot (Tablet)?
10
Ruth is one of the first to do this
How many pieces of cheesecake do you eat on Shavuot?
There is no answer