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WorksheetsShavuot: The Quiz!
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 9mins
Shavuot is the holiday where we unroll the entire
Torah scroll, as we finish reading the end, and start reading the Torah again from the beginning.
TRUE
FALSE
On Shavuot, the story of creation (in B’reishit) is read
from the Torah.
TRUE
FALSE
Shavuot is one of the shalosh regalim (three
pilgrimage holidays). Pesach and Sukkot are the other two.
TRUE
FALSE
The special offering for the holiday of Shavuot in the
times of the Temple were cows.
TRUE
FALSE
Shavuot begins exactly 50 days from the 2nd night of
Pesach.
TRUE
FALSE
Tikkun LEIL Shavuot is an all-day study session that
occurs on Shavuot from morning to night.
TRUE
FALSE
It is a custom on Shavuot to eat dairy products, like
blintzes and cheesecake.
TRUE
FALSE
On Shavuot, we read Megillat Esther, the story of
Queen Esther and how she saved the Jews of Persia.
TRUE
FALSE
In many Reform synagogues, a confirmation service
for teens is often held on Erev Shavuot.
TRUE
FALSE
Shavuot is a serious day filled with sadness.
TRUE
FALSE
Which of these is NOT a name for Shavuot?
Chag HaKatzir (harvest festival)
Chag HaShavuot (festival of weeks)
Chag HaGlidah (festival of ice cream)
Chag HaBikkurim (festival of first fruits)
For how many days do we count the Omer leading up to Shavuot?
7
10
33
49
What did the Jews standing at Mount Sinai say to accept the Torah?
"Na’aseh v’neshma -- We will do and we will listen!"
"Amen"
The Shema
"Blessed are You, Adonai our God, Ruler of the Universe, who is totally cool!”
Shavuot is also called Chag HaBikkurim, which means...
Festival of harvest
Festival of first fruits
Festival of weeks
Festival of receiving the Torah
This ceremony, when an entire class finishes religious school, is often held at shul on Shavuot.
Bar or Bat Mitzvah
Consecration
Confirmation
Conversion
What is the date given in the Torah for celebrating Shavuot?
The sixth of Iyar
The 13th of Adar
The 50th day after the counting of the Omer
The first day of summer
What city did our ancestors travel to in order to bring the first fruits of harvest?
Jerusalem
Tel Aviv
Tzvat
Toronto (Go Raptors!)
The character of Ruth is considered to be…
a Jewish superhero
the most beautiful woman in all of Persia
a humble shepherd
the first Jew-by-choice (a person who was NOT born Jewish, but decides to convert to Judaism)
It is a custom to eat dairy products on Shavuot. The gematriya (numerical value) of the word chalav (which means “milk”) is 40. This reminds us of…
The number of days we count during the Omer
The days of Creation
The number of years it took to build Beit HaMikdash
The number of days Moshe spent on Mount Sinai before returning with the Torah
The word "shavuot" means...
Minutes
Days
Weeks
Months
