Shavuot Educational Resources and Videos

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 evening, May 14, 2013.

The Jewish Trivia Quiz
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.

English - Hebrew Shavuot vocabulary study sheets
www.english-hebrew-dictionary.com/shavuot-1.htm

Free Shavuot Clipart
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
www.my-jewish-games.com
- The Multilingual Word Search Game (English / Hebrew / Russian)
- My Jewish Coloring Book (online / offline)

24 Cool Shavuot Videos
www.jr.co.il/videos/shavuot-videos.htm

The Shavuot Facebook Album - Photos and Graphics to share with friends
http://bit.ly/Facebook-Shavuot

To learn more about Shavuot, I posted on my website 55 links,
ranging from laws and customs to games and recipes.
Site languages include English, Hebrew, Russian, Spanish, French
and Portuguese.
All 55 links have been reviewed and checked this week.

The address is:
www.jr.co.il/hotsites/j-hdaysh.htm

Please share these holiday resources. Thank you!

Have a Happy Shavuot!
Chag Sameach!
Jacob