In other words, the Torah was indeed given on Shavuot when the people had not yet been ready to fully accept it. It took about thousand years until the days of Mordechai and Esther for the Jews to ...

So last week we read the magnificent story of Matan Torah (the giving of the Ten Commandments) at Mount Sinai. We were dazzled by the miraculous appearance of the Shechinah, with fire, lightning ...

The pilgrimage festival of Shavuot at the conclusion of the Omer period was in thanksgiving for God’s blessing and protection ...

In the days before air conditioning, Jews adored dairy soups, beginning at Shavuot and continuing throughout the summer. Here are some recipes that recall a bygone era. NEW YORK (JTA) – Shavuot ...

Join Ben Faulks for a programme all about the celebration of Shavuot and what it represents for Jewish people; rules and why we need them; treating others as individuals. Look at more pictures of ...

Next Thursday evening 25 th May is Erev Shavuot. The holiday celebrates the giving of the Torah on Mount Sinai as well as the grain harvest for the summer. In biblical times, Shavuot was one of ...

The agricultural rites associated with the major Jewish festivals — Passover, Shavuot and Sukkot — are delineated three times in the Torah — in Exodus, Leviticus and Deuteronomy.