Traditions include reading the Ten Commandments from a Torah scroll, staying up all night studying Torah and eating dairy. Another custom includes adorning synagogues with fresh flowers in hero of ...

So last week we read the magnificent story of Matan Torah (the giving of the Ten Commandments) at Mount Sinai. We were dazzled by the miraculous appearance of the Shechinah, with fire, lightning ...

Coming 50 days after Passover, Shavuot marks the end of the grain harvest and the anniversary of the giving of the Torah at Mount Sinai. Shavuot is also one of the Shalosh Regalim, the three ...

There are varying theories about the significance of dairy in Shavuot celebrations. Some invoke the idea that since the Torah laid out the dietary restrictions on non-kosher meat for the first ...

Parashat Mishpatim is one of the most packed portions in the Torah. It details numerous mitzvot and laws that relate to almost every aspect of life. These laws appear between the section of Matan ...

In the days before air conditioning, Jews adored dairy soups, beginning at Shavuot and continuing throughout the summer. Here are some recipes that recall a bygone era. NEW YORK (JTA) – Shavuot ...

Join Ben Faulks for a programme all about the celebration of Shavuot and what it represents for Jewish people; rules and why we need them; treating others as individuals. Look at more pictures of ...