Posts Tagged: Shavuot
Terrorist with a Knife Neutralized Near Synagogue in West Bank Settlement
i24 News - A terrorist with a knife was neutralized by Israeli forces on Friday near a synagogue as he infiltrated the West Bank settlement...
Exploring the Meaning and History of Shavuot
The Jewish holiday of Shavuot begins on Thursday at sundown. Here are some facts about the holiday, ahead of this year's celebration. 1. The Significance of...
A Shavuot Guide for the Perplexed
Ahead of this year's celebration of Shavuot, here are some facts about the holiday: 1. The significance of Shavuot Shavuot is one of the three Jewish liberty-oriented...
Two Dead, 184 Injured in Bleacher Collapse at Givat Ze’ev Synagogue
JNS.org – Two people were killed on Sunday evening during prayers at an unfinished synagogue in the town of Givat Ze’ev, near Jerusalem. Binyamin Rubinstein, 23,...
Shavuot, Torah, and Humanity
The rabbis of the first century decided to make Shavuot the anniversary of the Mount Sinai revelation. They added this cerebral, constitutional dimension (nowhere mentioned...
The Book of Ruth: A Zionist Story for Shavuot
The duality of Shavuot is undeniable -- the yom tov exists, or rather co-exists, with distinctly different facets. On the one hand, there is its...
This Shavuot, Have Another Slice of Grasshopper Cheesecake or Be Brave Enough to Try a Real Insect
CTech - In Israel, the Jewish harvest holiday of Shavuot, also known as Pentecost, which is celebrated this week, is dominated by cheese and cheesecake....
‘Your People Will Be My People’: A Shavuot Shout-Out to Ruth’s ‘Daughters’
JNS.org - “You shall love the convert, for you were strangers in the land of Egypt.” -- Deuteronomy 10:19 There was a moment some 2,500...
Shavuot Guide for the Perplexed, 2020
1. Impact on the formation of the US The holiday of Shavuot (Pentecost) commemorates the legacy of Moses — the Exodus, the Ten Commandments and the...
The Book of Ruth and Shavuot
The Book of Ruth, which is read on the Festival of Shavuot, is one of the shortest books in the Bible. On the face of it,...
Shavuot and Cheesecake
Shavuot is the poor relative of the three pilgrim and harvest festivals mentioned in the Torah. It has none of the range of special rituals...
A Shavuot Guide for the Perplexed
Here are some observations on Shavuot and the roots of the special US attitude toward Israel: The holiday of Shavuot (Pentecost) -- which commemorates the receipt...
On Shavuot, We Are All Individuals — Not Numbers
Jack “Srulek” Feldman is a smiling, sprightly old man who lives in Rochester, New York, where -- until relatively recently -- he owned and ran...
Is the Torah Really Divine? Thoughts on Shavuot
One of the most challenging aspects in Judaism is how to relate to the concept of revelation. The uncompromising claim by (Orthodox) Judaism that the...
