1. Let's put Shavuot into context: it is the festival that comes after Pesach (Passover). How many days separate the two holidays (if your count begins at the second night's Passover seder)? 35 49 40 days and 40 nights 18

2. The seven-week period between Passover and Shavuot, which we count one day at a time, is called the Counting of the ________. Answer: (One Word)

3. Shavuot is one of the three pilgrimage festivals in the Jewish holiday cycle. What are the other two? Passover and Rosh Hashana Passover and Purim Passover and Sukkot Chanukah and Sukkot

4. In the Jewish holiday cycle, it is always important to keep track of what we eat and when we eat it. I mean, we wouldn't want Grandma to serve challah on Pesach or latkes on Rosh Hashanah. True or false: It is customary to eat meat on Shavuot. True False

5. What does Shavuot commemorate? The oil lasting for eight nights Recieving the Ten Commandments on Mt. Sinai The Israelites being freed from bondage in Egypt The birthday of the world

6. It is customary to stay up all night between Erev Shavuot and Shavuot morning and study Torah. True False

7. It is customary to read this book of the Tanakh (Hebrew Scriptures) on Shavuot. II Kings Ruth Judges Ecclesiastes

8. In many liberal Jewish communities (especially within the Reform movement in the United States), this coming of age ceremony also occurs on Shavuot. Answer: (One Word)

9. What is the name of the liturgical poem, written in the middle ages, extolling the greatness of God, that is read on Shavuot? Akdamut Eli Eli Eishet Chayel Song of Songs

10. The aesthetic of Shavuot is defined by decorating homes and synagogues with greenery and flowers. True or false: this is because Shavuot is also the birthday of the trees and corresponds with the time of first blooms in Israel. True False