Shavuot is June 8, 2008
  6 Sivan 5768
 		  
Shavuot Chag Hakatzir Chag HaBikurim

                       
Moses Ascends to the Mountain

G-d said to Moses, "Come up to Me, to the mountain, and remain there. I will give you the stone tablets, the Torah and the commandment that I have written for the people's instruction."

                          - Exodus 24:12

             On Shavuot we celebrate the giving of the Torah on Mount Sinai.
            Shavuot falls on the fiftieth day after the beginning of Passover.

 

Shavuot comes seven weeks after Pesah.
Shavuot is a holiday that tells two stories.
Shavuot tells the story of the giving of the Torah; It helps us remember Mt. Sinai and the time when God spoke the Ten Commandments to all of Israel.

Shavuot also tells the story of the yearly harvest in Eretz Yisrael. It helps us remember when all Jews made a pilgrimage to the Temple in Jerusalem. It helps us remember when we brought our bikkurim, first fruit, to the Temple.
Shavuot comes near the end of the school year.
We end our year of learning with a Torah celebration and a harvest.

               Shavuot has three names:
              Chag HaShavuot (The Feast of Weeks)
              Chag HaBikurim  (The Festival of First Fruits)
              Chag HaKatzir       (The Harvest Festival)

Learn about Shavuot - Click here. 

Who are the guarantors of the Torah? 

Read about the traditions of Shavuot. Click here.

Answer the following questions:

 The night before Shavuot Jews

When is Shavuot?

HaShem gave us the Ten Commandments on Shavuot

On Shavuot we read

The first fruits brought to the Temple are called


To learn more about Shavuot click here.

Click here to read about the customs of Shavuot or here
Legends and Customs of Shavuot

 Write the names of 3 customs and explain:

 Write which of the customs of Shavuot is your favourite and explain.

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                  The Ten Commandments

We received the TEN COMMANDMENTS  on Shavuot
 .to learn more Click here  or here

Answer the following questions: 

1. Which commandement says that you should respect your parents?

2. Which commandment says that you should only pray to HaShem?

3. Which commandment says that you should not want things that others have?

4. Which commandment tells you to keep the Shabbat?

5. Which commandment tells you to speak only the truth if you are in court?

Click here for the ANSWERS

Group work: which fruits will you put in the ideal Bikurim basket (first fruits)? Explain?

Send to the

                          

Decide as a group to whom you are going to give
your Bikurim basket and explain why.

 

Shavuot Online Quizzes
Shavuot JAFI  Shavuot quiz with feedback
   

 Shavuot Ecards

123 greetings
Shavuot Greeting Cards from USA Greetings

Shavuot Fun (to print)
Colouring Pages  Break the code
Wordsearch Replace the word pickle

Online Games

Jigsaw Puzzle 

Online Wordsearch

 

Recipes 

Chabad recipes more cheese cakes
Cheese Blintzes many other recipes  

Links
Shavuot - Etni Ohr.org  Ort
Shavuot-Jacob Richman 10 Commandments Giant Poster Card  Hebrew Shavuot -Amit
Chabad online Aish Hatorah
Shavuot-Aish Hatorah		  Nurith Reshef
Names of Shavuot Shemayisrael  The Jewish Zionist Education
Torah tots    
 

 

                                            

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Last updated 22/05/08