Shavuot (pronounced Shah-voo-OTE), Hebrew for “weeks,” has been observed since biblical times. It marks the passing of seven ...

Hebrew scholar and Jewish academic Irene Lancaster unpacks the Jewish perspective of Shavuot - the festival known to ...

It was the collision of Israel’s past with its present and future. The offerings may have been meager. The dairy dishes ...

Beyond its being an inspiring story, The Book of Ruth can be enjoyed as a moving example of how tradition can grow.

Even after the holiday officially ended, celebrations continued at the Western Wall. Pilgrims lingered at the site, singing ...

Shavuot, the holiday that celebrates the Jewish people receiving the Torah at Mount Sinai, begins this year at sunset on ...

Over 100,000 people visited the Western Wall over the holiday, with approximately 20,000 participating in the sunrise prayer ...

Ahead of Shavuot, we tasted new products that will upgrade your holiday table — from cheese sauces and pastas to salads and a ...

Shavuot was one thing that disappeared completely. I learned about its existence, meaning, rituals from the scratch when I left the USSR and came to live in Israel in the early 1990s. The Soviet ...

Rohr Chabad Jewish Center, 1024 Harrisburg Ave. in Manheim Township, will host a celebration at 10 a.m. Tuesday to mark ...

EVERY HOLIDAY on the Jewish calendar has its theme. Shavuot has many, but the most important one is the giving of the Torah. We celebrate God’s sharing of Himself with man and implicitly ...

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