Can you smell blintzes, cheesecakes and all of those dairy goodies in the air? It’s Shavuot time! Shavuot celebrates the giving of the Torah at Mount Sinai. There are many Shavuot customs, such as ...

The Atlanta Rabbinical Association (ARA) will host a community-wide virtual Tikkun Leil Shavuot on Thursday, May 28th, beginning at 6 p.m., with multiple tracks and prayer services. Teachers will ...

Although Shavuot probably originated as a pre-Judaic agricultural festival marking the first harvest, for Jews the holiday commemorates God’s gift of the Torah on Mount Sinai. Shavuot takes place ...

Hanukkah, Passover, Rosh Hashanah... most non-Jewish people have at least a vague idea of what those Jewish holidays commemorate, celebrate or honor. But how about Shavuot, the "Feast of Weeks?" ...

This week Jewish communities around the world celebrate Shavuot. Compared to Sukkot and Passover, the two other pilgrimage holidays, Shavuot is not nearly as well known, let alone observed. While ...

When I was growing up, two types of food were usually associated with the holiday of Shavuot. There were the dairy dishes — blintzes, knishes, noodle kugels and, of course, cheesecake. Most of us ...

As parents, we typically approach our children with the confidence that we are the ones to teach them. We share our life experiences and the wisdom we’ve gained over many years. We pass along ...

You might want to put on a pot of coffee for the 11-hour virtual event “Dawn: An All-Night Cultural Arts Festival Celebrating the Jewish Holiday Shavuot.” Also included: yoga and meditation sessions, ...

For the Jewish holiday of Shavuot, PJ Library communities in South Florida provided ways for their children and families to help people in need in the community. A national program of the Harold ...

Meet us at the Upper Courtyard to celebrate Shavuot with fun family activities and free ice cream. Shavuot began as an ancient agricultural holiday, coinciding with the beginning of the summer harvest ...