What is Shavuot and why is it celebrated? While some people may not be familiar with the holiday, it's a significant one for Jews.

When you think of Jewish holidays, most non-Jewish people know about Hanukkah, Passover, Yom Kippur maybe. But what about Shavuot?

But how about Shavuot, the "Feast of Weeks?" Shavuot, which means "weeks" in Hebrew, is probably the most important Jewish holiday non-Jews have never heard of, commemorating the single most ...

If Passover chronicles the epic jailbreak that freed the Jews from slavery, Shavuot is the sober reminder of what we must do with that freedom.

In truth, his view of Shavuot was Protestant, rather than Jewish. It was based on a literal reading of Scripture, where Shavuot is called “ hag ha-katzir “—the “Feast of Harvest.” ...

What is Shavuot and why is it celebrated? While some people may not be familiar with the holiday, it's a significant one for Jews.

Maybe Shavuot is the holiday of ״קציר״ to show us that nothing really is as overnight as we might think, it’s the שבועות – the weeks and weeks of personal development that brought ...

Shavuot in 1948: Harvesting the first fruits of Israeli statehood under siege It was the collision of Israel’s past with its present and future. The offerings may have been meager.

The two loaves of bread are a public offering on the Feast of Shavuot in the Temple by the Cohanim. The offering is a special commandment for Shavuot, and expresses its being the harvest festival ...

Yiddish World No fighting on the day before Shavuot! Two cousins argue about the meaning of the holiday until they both end up dreaming about each other’s perspective ...