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The Etgar Shavuot Challenge

Get in the spirit of this festival of learning with this short quiz

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Ruth, the daughter-in-law of Naomi, was born a:
a. Jew
b. Moabite
c.  Ammonite
d. Greek
e. Persian

2. According to tradition who wrote Megillat Rut?
a. King Solomon
b. Mordecai
c.  King David
d. Jeremiah
e. Samuel


3. The word Shavuot means:
a. Weeks
b. Harvest
c.   Dreams
d. Commandments
e. Promises


4. The Shalosh Regalim are so called because
a. they are the most important festivals
b. they happen regularly
c.  people travelled on foot to  Jerusalem
d. they were celebrated by messengers
e. they last three days

5. What are the special products of Israel known as?
a. the seven fruits
b. leket
c.  the four cups
d. shemittah
e. the seven species

6. Who was the first Israeli Prime Minister from the Likud party?
a. David Ben Gurion
b. Benjamin Netanyahu
c. Yitzhak Rabin
d. Menachem Begin
e. Ariel Sharon

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 Answers 1b, 2e, 3a, 4c, 5e, 6d
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