Shavuot is the Jewish holiday that celebrates the giving of the Torah, the first harvest, and the ripening of the first fruits. The two day festival (1 day in Israel) begins on Thursday night, June 5, 2003.
The J Site - Jewish Education and Entertainment has several entertaining features to celebrate Shavuot:
Jewish Trivia Quiz: Shavuot
What are the five names of Shavuot ?
On what mountain did Moses receive the Ten Commandments ?
How many letters are there in the Torah ?
In the days of the Temple what did people do on Shavuot ?
Who married Ruth ?
Who was Ruth the great-grandmother of ?
What is the connection between the number 7 and Shavuot ?
The above questions are examples from the multiple choice Flash quiz. There are two levels of questions, two timer settings. Both kids and adults will find it enjoyable.
Whether you need a picture for your child's class project, a graphic for your synagogue, Hillel or JCC Shavuot announcement, the Jewish Clipart Database has the pictures for you. You can copy, save and print the graphics in
three different sizes.
This year (in Israel) I started a tradition of printing several holiday pictures and posting them before the holiday on our building bulletin board. The neighbors think it is great! If you can not do this at home, then consider your school, temple or JCC bulletin board as a good alternative.
Multilingual Word Search Game: Shavuot Enter the Multilingual Word Search game and choose the language you would like to play in: English, Hebrew or Russian. There is an easy mode for the kids and a harder mode for us big kids. Each game is randomly generated. You can even print out a blank game (and the solution page) for offline playing. The easy mode was simple? Try the hard mode in
a foreign language with the timer on. Remember that looking at the solution page is a last resort :-)
My Jewish Coloring Book - Shavuot Pictures Young kids love to draw and this online coloring book is made just for them. Three different size "brushes"
and 24 colors to choose from. You can print the completed color pictures or print black and white outlines to color offline.
The J site has something for everyone, but if that is not enough, I posted on my website 68 links about Shavuot, from laws and customs to games and recipes.
The web address is:
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