When you think of Jewish holidays, a few may come to mind. Hanukkah, Passover, Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, maybe.But what about Shavuot? The holiday – which means "weeks" in Hebrew, and is ...

Shavuot in 2023 (Hebrew Year 5783) begins at sundown on Thursday, May 25, 2023, and ends at sundown on Saturday, May 27, 2023. It always falls on the Hebrew calendar 6 Sivan through 7 Sivan.

Beginning in the mid-19th century, American Jews began to reimagine Shavuot as the time for grandiose celebrations of children’s graduation from Jewish Sunday Schools.

Passover and Shavuot thus are linked as holidays that, in the Bible, thanked God for the harvests that sustained people year to year. Jewish scriptures refer to Shavuot as the Festival of the ...

Shavuot falls on the 6th of Sivan on the Jewish calendar, which reckons days as beginning at sundown. This year, Shavuot began Sunday evening and continues for one or two days, depending on tradition.

The attack in Boulder, Colorado, took place hours before the start of a major Jewish festival, Shavuot. Eight people were injured, some with burns.

The attack in Boulder, Colorado, took place hours before the start of a major Jewish festival, Shavuot. Today, it’s primarily commemorated as the traditional date on which God gave the Torah to ...

Beginning in the mid-19th century, American Jews began to reimagine Shavuot as the time for grandiose celebrations of children’s graduation from Jewish Sunday Schools.

An Ultra Orthodox Jewish man in Israel harvests wheat ahead of the holiday of Shavuot. AP Photo/Ariel SchalitThe festival of Shavuot, marked this year on June 5 and 6, celebrates the biblical ...

Shavuot falls on the 6th of Sivan on the Jewish calendar, which reckons days as beginning at sundown. This year, Shavuot began Sunday evening and continues for one or two days, depending on tradition.