Shavuot
Counting the omer
A calendar to help count the Omer! Keep track of the days of the Omer with this colorful calendar!
Seven Species Dessert Bars
Bake a dessert containing the seven species of Israel, plus milk and honey. By Rena Gray Fein “…a Land of wheat, barley, grape, fig, and pomegranate; a Land of olive oil and date honey…” (Devarim 8:8) “…a land flowing with milk and honey…” (Shemot 3:8)
Shavuot PDFs
Some activities for Shavuot. Passport to Shavuot Use this "passport" so your students can use the seven weeks of the Omer period to put their Jewish values into action and grow spiritually. Omer Counter Scroll Craft
The Names of Shavuot
We can learn a lot from names. Through exploring the different names of Shavuot, students will learn about different aspects of the holiday. LESSON AT A GLANCE
Values in the Story of Ruth
Students will learn the story of Ruth and have the opportunity to discuss and illustrate the values that this book imparts to the Jewish People during the holiday of Shavuot. LESSON AT A GLANCE Students will learn the story of Ruth and have the opportunity to discuss and illustrate the values that this book imparts to the Jewish People during the holiday of Shavuot.
Book of Ruth Mini-Movie
Watch the beginning of the story of Ruth, the megillah that we read on Shavuot!
Munching on Mount Sinai
Share a Mount Sinai cake with friends and family to commemorate the receiving of the Torah. "Please God, our God, sweeten the words of Your Torah in our mouths and in the mouths of Your people, the family of Israel." Blessings of the Torah Receiving the Torah at Mount Sinai was the greatest event in Jewish history. It's what formed us into a nation and what connects us to God forever.
Shavuot, which marks the conclusion of the counting of the Omer period, commemorates the day God gave the Torah to the Jewish people at Mount Sinai.
Shavuot games
