Jewish Treats about
Shavuot
Browse our archive of Shavuot related Jewish Treats.
05/18/2018
Give Them a Choice
There is an oft-cited Midrash (Sifrei, Dvarim 343) describing how God…
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05/18/2018
Two Pillars of Five
Jewish law, and thus Jewish life, rests on two pillars, the mitzvot between…
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05/17/2018
The Book of Ruth
Ruth was the Moabite wife of Machlon, one of the sons of Elimelech and…
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05/17/2018
Preparing for the Torah
Shortly after the Israelites encamped at the base of Mount Sinai, they…
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05/16/2018
Day of Distinction
On the first day of Sivan in the year 2448 (Jewish calendar), only seven…
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05/16/2018
Whose First Fruits
When the Oral Law was first codified, most Jews lived in agrarian settings.…
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05/15/2018
Feast of Weeks
Shavuot, which we begin celebrating Saturday night (May 19th), is the only…
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05/15/2018
In the Wilderness
The Torah was given to the Jewish nation in the midst of the wilderness…
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05/14/2018
Green Cheesecake at Midnight
The holiday of Shavuot has three well-known, and well-loved, customs:…
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05/14/2018
A Different Set of Loaves
There are several well-known connections between the holiday of Passover…
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04/19/2018
Yom Ha’atzma’ut – Israel’s Independence Day
On the fifth day of the Hebrew month of Iyar, in the year 5708,…
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06/10/2016
The Book of Ruth
Ruth was the Moabite wife of Machlon, one of the sons of Elimelech and…
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06/10/2016
In the Wilderness
The Torah was given to the Jewish nation in the midst of the wilderness on…
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06/09/2016
Preparing for the Torah
Shortly after the Israelites encamped at the base of Mount Sinai, they…
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06/09/2016
A Different Set of Loaves
There are several well-known connections between the holiday of Passover…
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06/08/2016
Day of Distinction
On the first day of Sivan in the year 2448 (Jewish calendar), only seven…
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06/08/2016
Whose First Fruits
When the Oral Law was first codified, most Jews lived in agrarian settings.…
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06/07/2016
Feast of Weeks
Shavuot, which we begin celebrating Saturday night (June 12th), is the only…
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06/07/2016
Two Pillars of Five
Jewish law, and thus Jewish life, rests on two pillars, the mitzvot between…
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06/06/2016
Green Cheesecake at Midnight
The holiday of Shavuot has three well-known, and well-loved, customs:…
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06/06/2016
The Littlest Mountain
When the Israelites were gathered at Mount Sinai, God gave them the Torah.…
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06/05/2016
Give Them A Choice
There is an oft-cited Midrash (Sifrei, Dvarim 343) describing how God…
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05/14/2013
Green Cheesecake at Midnight?
The holiday of Shavuot has three well-known, and well-loved,…
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05/14/2013
The Book of Ruth
Ruth was the Moabite wife of Machlon, one of the sons of Elimelech and…
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05/13/2013
A Different Set of Loaves
There are several well-known connections between the holiday of Passover…
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05/13/2013
In The Wilderness
The Torah was given to the Jewish nation in the midst of the wilderness on…
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05/10/2013
Give Them A Choice
There is an oft-cited Midrash (Sifrei, Dvarim 343) describing how God…
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05/10/2013
Day of Distinction
On the first day of Sivan in the year 2448 (Jewish calendar), only seven…
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05/09/2013
The Feast of Weeks
Shavuot, which we begin celebrating Tuesday night (May 14th), is the only…
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05/24/2012
Preparing for the Torah
Shortly after the Israelites encamped at the base of Mount Sinai, they…
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Shavuot
The Festival of Weeks, Holiday of the First Fruit, Time of the Giving of the Torah – the many names of Shavuot describe it well.
