Shavuot is a deeply sacred time when we honor God’s gift of Torah, celebrating the wisdom, guidance, and divine teachings revealed to Israel at Sinai. Tonight, as a Christian honored to participate in ...

As my friends finish up the last of their cheesecake from Shavuot, many ask what’s next. I said Tisha B’Av. This is the ...

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

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

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

Although short and simple this act of bringing the new wheat harvest to the Temple was extremely important and brought ...

The Jewish holiday of Shavuot reminds us that hindness is not a weakness. It is a strength. It changes families and heals ...

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

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

Rabbi Daniel Bouskila is the international director of the Sephardic Educational Center.

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

Mijal and Noam explore why Shavuot often feels like the “forgotten” Jewish holiday. Is it just about cheesecake, or is there ...