Jews who observe the holiday typically self-reflect during the 49-day “Omer count” period and work on their spiritual growth. This year, it begins the evening of Sunday, May 16 and lasts until ...

So how did the festival become what it is today? June 10th, 16PM June 10th, 16PM The Jewish holiday of Shavuot has been through so many changes and adaptations over the centuries that the holiday ...

Maybe this is the year that Shavuot is about more than cheesecake ... JTA has documented Jewish history in real-time for over a century. Keep our journalism strong by joining us in supporting ...

There, we find a biblical outline for the Jewish festival, Shavuot, or Feast of Weeks (see Leviticus 23:15-21, Numbers 28:26-31 and Deuteronomy 16:9-12). Traditionally a grain harvest festival ...

Themes: The Jewish festival of Shavuot; the Bible story of Ruth and Naomi; loyalty; welcoming others. Ruth: Yes, my first husband was Jewish and from here - in Bethlehem. He moved to Moab with his ...

The true test of any civilization is not whether it can withstand its enemies, but whether it can justify its own existence beyond them.

It seems like no coincidence, then, that we read Esther and Ruth at the beginning and end of this period in the year.