Shavuot (pronounced Shah-voo-OTE), Hebrew for “weeks,” has been observed since biblical times. It marks the passing of seven ...

For example, we call the time between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, “aseret yemei teshuvah,” the 10 Days of Repentance, with ...

It was the collision of Israel’s past with its present and future. The offerings may have been meager. The dairy dishes ...

Hebrew scholar and Jewish academic Irene Lancaster unpacks the Jewish perspective of Shavuot - the festival known to ...

Even after the holiday officially ended, celebrations continued at the Western Wall. Pilgrims lingered at the site, singing ...

Shavuot, the holiday that celebrates the Jewish people receiving the Torah at Mount Sinai, begins this year at sunset on ...

Over 100,000 people visited the Western Wall over the holiday, with approximately 20,000 participating in the sunrise prayer ...

Instead of encouraging your wife to scrub and scour for weeks, as before Pesach, in connection with Shavuot you are ...

Ahead of Shavuot, we tasted new products that will upgrade your holiday table — from cheese sauces and pastas to salads and a ...

Rohr Chabad Jewish Center, 1024 Harrisburg Ave. in Manheim Township, will host a celebration at 10 a.m. Tuesday to mark ...

Northern Kibbutz Ramat Yohanan hosts expansive exhibit inspired by the pre-state work of choreographer Leah Bergstein and ...

EVERY HOLIDAY on the Jewish calendar has its theme. Shavuot has many, but the most important one is the giving of the Torah. We celebrate God’s sharing of Himself with man and implicitly ...