WorksheetsShavuos
Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 11mins
Hashem brought this many plagues on the Egyptians
0
10
613
7
These 10 plagues were all...
against nature (huge miracles)
small miracles
very natural
nothing special
Is this how Hashem USUALLY does things? By using big open miracles?
Yes
No
So why did Hashem do it that way THIS time?
To teach a really important lesson
Because He felt like it
SO... Now we know that Hashem did 10 amazing things that were against the rules of nature for a specific reason. There's a lesson for the world to learn from what happened in Egypt
Thinking of how Hashem changed nature for these events, what lesson do you think was being taught?
Hashem is stronger than Superman
Pharoah was short
Rabbi Hecht is amazing
That Hashem is ALWAYS in control of EVERYTHING that happens in the world
Ahhhhhhhh OK, now I get it. Passover taught the world forever that Hashem is in control of everything. So now we know that Hashem is the one who put us in this world full of challenges. How do I know what to do in the world He put me in?
Guess
You can do whatever you want
Hashem then gave us a book of instructions called the Torah
You can ask your favorite chimpanzee what to do
So the holiday of Passover taught us Hashem is the creator who is in control, then 50 days later the creator gave set of instructions for how to live our lives called the Torah. The holiday that celebrates this is called (a)
So we just left Egypt afyer miraculous events. We traveled for 50 days and are told we are about to receive the Torah. What kind of event do you think that is going to be? Check all that apply
A really big deal
It's going to change the world forever
If it were to happen today, it would be the # 1 story on the news
Something that never happened before and will never happen again
Where would you think this event would take place? Think of types of mountains... [could be more than one answer]
A really small one
A really big one
A really beautiful one
An average one
If YOU were a mountain, would YOU want to tell Hashem all the reasons why you think YOU should be the place for the Torah to be given?
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
So every mountain in the Sinai dessert started "fighting" telling Hashem all the reasons why THEY should be the place for the Jews to receive the Torah. "I'm the biggest", "I'm the most beautiful" etc. Except for ONE mountain who said, "I'm small and not as beautiful as some of the other mountains so it's OK if I don't get to have the Torah given on me." This mountain was named Mount (a)
Which mountain do you think Hashem chose as the one where the Torah would be given?
The biggest one
The tallest one
The most beautiful one
Mount Sinai
Why do you think Hashem chose Mount Sinai over the others?
What lesson can we learn from this?
Even though Har Sinai thought it wasn't so beautiful, when the time came for the Torah to be given, Hashem miraculously decorated the mountain with beautiful flowers. Because of this, one of the traditions of the Shavuos holiday is to...?
3 days before the Jewish people were to recieve the Torah, they realized that they didn't know the rules of Kosher meat! So they couldn't eat any meat products! Therefore they only ate (a)
Because of this, one of the traditions of the holiday is that we have at least one (a) meal?
Because of the tradition to eat dairy on Shavuos, the holiday is often associated with which kind of food:
Cheeseburgers
Brussels sprouts
Cheesecake
Beef & Brocolli
If Shavuos celebrates the giving of the Torah, what do you think is the primary Mitzvah of this holiday?
There is even a tradition to stay up the ENTIRE first night of the holiday studying Torah!
(a)
