Shavuot Answer

The correct answers are

AShavuot is the only holiday mentioned in the Torah that does not have a specific calendar date indicated.

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B: An Israeli custom is to celebrate Shavuot with water fights in the streets, using water guns, water balloons, and buckets.

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DRabbi Shira Stutman of Washington, D.C.’s Sixth and I synagogue, says that Shavuot is the Rodney Dangerfield of Jewish holidays, because it gets no respect.

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EThe holiday received mention in a popular song of the 1990’s which included the lyrics, “I spent Shavuos in East St. Louis. A charming spotBut clearly not the spot for me.”

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