Hi Everyone! 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 Tuesday night, June 7, 2011.
The Jewish Trivia Quiz http://www.jewish-trivia.com has a selection of multiple choice questions about 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 and two timer settings. Adults and children will find The Jewish Trivia Quiz entertaining and educational. Free Shavuot Clipart http://www.jewish-clipart.com 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. My Jewish Games - Shavuot Games http://www.my-jewish-games.com The Multilingual Word Search Game (English / Hebrew / Russian) My Jewish Coloring Book (online / offline) 18 Cool Shavuot Videos http://www.jr.co.il/videos/shavuot-videos.htm (including a new Learn Hebrew Shavuot video I made) To learn more about Shavuot, I have on my website 56 links, ranging from laws and customs to games and recipes. Site languages include English, Hebrew, Russian, Spanish, French and Portuguese. All 56 links have been reviewed and checked this week. The website address is: www.jr.co.il/hotsites/j-hdaysh.htm Please forward this message to relatives and friends, so they may benefit from these holiday resources. Have a Happy Shavuot! Chag Sameach! Jacob --- Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Libraries (AJL) =========================================================== Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to: hasaf...@osu.edu SUBscribing, SIGNOFF commands send to: Listproc @ lists.acs.ohio-state.edu Questions, problems, complaints, compliments;-) send to: galron.1 @ osu.edu Ha-Safran Archives: Current: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html History: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/history.html AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org