Shavuot
What do we celebrate on Shavuot?
Getting the Torah
What do we celebrate on Yom Yerushalayim?
The liberation of Jerusalem
What are we counting towards?
Shavuot
Who was Ilan Ramon
Former Israeli pilot, then astronaut died while re-entering the earths atmosphere
What Megillah do we read on Shavuot?
Megillat Rut
How old is the modern state of Israel?
77 years old
How many days is Sefirat Haomer?
49
What is Noah's daughter named?
Emunah
What is another name for Shavuot that refers to its agricultural significance?
חג הקציר
How do people celebrate Yom Yerushalayim in Jerusalem?
With a flag dance through the old city
List 3 minhagim of things we don't do during the first half of the Omer?
We don't get haircuts, married, listen to live music
Which AFL team won the premiership in 2001?
Collingwood
Throw a grape/lolly into one of your team-mates mouths from at least 4 metres away
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What is the Hebrew date of Shavuot?
6th Sivan
On what day of the Omer is Yom Yerushalayim?
43
How would you count the 38th day of the Omer
היום שמונה ושלושים יום שהם חמישה שבועות וארבעה ימים בעמר
Where did Hamakom used to be?
Used to be a blue and White House where the Sukkah now is
List every parasha in the Torah
You know the drill
Why do we read Megilat Ruth on Shavuot?
Because the story occurred during the harvest season and Ruth accepted the Torah for herself much like the Jewish people
What is the Hebrew date of Yom Hazikaron
4th Iyar
Which grain was used for the Omer Korban
Barley
How many bones do adults have?
206