Shavuot Early Years & Foundation Stage 0 - 5 Middah/ Jewish Value Activity Celebrating the Festival of Shavuot This activity is about the foods that we eat on different festivals. On Shavuot we traditionally eat dairy foods. The reason for this is that the Bnei Yisrael had not yet learned all the laws for the preparation of kosher meat. Cut out lots of pictures of different dairy foods from magazines, but also add some pictures of foods that we eat on other festivals. Ask the children to pick out the foods that we traditionally eat on Shavuot, whilst at the same time reinforcing their knowledge of foods for other festivals. Middah/ Jewish Value Activity The story is told that all the mountains boasted about their attributes and thought that they were the best choice for the giving of the Torah. Har Sinai (Mt. Sinai) did not join in and was sure that it was too plain to be chosen - Being modest is best The following is a well known song about the mountains. The children may know the tune, but if not it also works to the tune of Rock-a-bye Baby. The children should do actions to show the tall and wide mountains and small and humble Har Sinai. I am a mountain so very high I can reach way up to the sky The Torah should be given on me For I am as tall as can be Oh no, I'm much taller than you And there are so many things I can do The Torah should be given on me For I am as great as can be But little Har Sinai just stood there and sighed I know I'm not tall, I know I'm not wide The Torah can't be given on me For I am so plain, you see But from all the mountains Hashem chose Sinai Because it did not hold itself high It had such simple and humble ways So we learn that humbleness pays Or sing Hashem gave us the 10 commandments 10 commandments, 10 commandments, Hashem gave us the 10 commandments And this is what they say Listen to your Mum and Dad, do what they say Have a nice rest on the Shabbat day Never take other people's things away It's all in the 10 commandments