Torah Rocket • Part 9v6.4.1OFFICIAL NUMBERING PRESERVED • Q8 ABSENT
Shavuot
Giving of Torah, dates, Ten Commandments, night learning, dairy and Megillat Ruth.
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Official questions
1. Translate the word Shavuot.
Your study note: “Weeks.” The note also connects it with an “oath” — our commitment to keep Torah and Hashem’s commitment to keep us as a people.
2. When is Shavuot celebrated?
Your study note: 6 Sivan.
3. Why is Shavuot called “The Time of the Giving of our Law”?
Your study note: The Jewish people heard the Ten Commandments from Hashem at Sinai; the note says the first two were heard directly before Moshe continued as messenger.
4. For how many days is Shavuot celebrated?
Your study note: 1 day in Israel and 2 days outside Israel. It is the 50th day after the 49-day Omer count.
5. List the Ten Commandments.
Your study note: I am Hashem your God; no other gods/images; do not take Hashem’s name in vain; honor Shabbat; honor parents; do not kill; do not steal; do not commit adultery; do not bear false witness; do not covet.
6. What do most people do on the first night of Shavuot?
Your study note: Study Torah throughout the night.
7. Which foods do we eat on Shavuot?
Your study note: Dairy/milk foods. The note connects this with the Jewish people not yet knowing kosher meat laws when Torah was given.
9. Why do we decorate the synagogue and home with flowers and plants on Shavuot?
Your study note: The note connects greenery with plants growing around Sinai when Torah was given.
10. What Megillah is read on Shavuot and why?
Your study note: Megillat Ruth; connected with conversion and love of Torah, and the note also mentions King David’s connection with Shavuot.