The Shavuot shuffle With so many activities going on for the holiday, the attractive options are wide and varied. By JPOST.COM STAFF MAY 9, 2013 13:54 Updated: OCTOBER 25, 2017 17:36 ...

And according to Jewish tradition, the Ten Commandments were transmitted. And so for the past 3,200 years or so, that’s been the primary element for Jewish people today.

Observed seven weeks after Passover, Shavuot marks the moment the Israelites received the Torah, a foundational experience that continues to shape Jewish life and values. For many, it’s not just ...

Still, Shavuot is a special holiday, Seligson says, and the main way of marking it is hearing the reading of the Ten Commandments from a Torah scroll. Traditions also include staying up all night ...

Such a tradition would be a good candidate for preservation, however, that did not happen, nothing resembling Shavuot cheesecake was ever prepared by the Soviet Jewish mothers, not that I can recall.

“We look at traditions much the same as we do law. Traditions are extremely important to us because it is a complete carrying on of our families’ and our communities’ practices, so it doesn’t just ...

Shavuot customs include all-night Torah study, listening to the recitation of the Ten Commandments, ... The tradition to learn all night has been practiced ever since we received the Torah.

My family had different customs and traditions, we ate different foods ... Shavuot is a very special celebration for my family. We all gather for lunch, which ends up lasting all day.

It’s Shavuot and a young woman’s thoughts turn to… cheesecake, I mean Matan Torah! But beyond the spiritual import, Shavuot is definitely a culinary opportunity.

Shavuot, however, is an exception. “There are two established customs on Shavuot: staying up all night to learn Torah and eating foods made with dairy,” Michael Tanenbaum, founder of the ...

One of these customs was the baking of rich dairy yeast breads each Shavuot, the most well-known of which is “el pan de siete cielos,” or, “the bread of the seven heavens.” ...

For Shavuot, she cooked her way through “Yogurt Culture: A Global Look at How to Make, Bake, Sip, and Chill the World’s Creamiest, Healthiest Food” by food blogger Cheryl Sternman Rule.