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Shavuot falls on the 6th of Sivan on the Jewish calendar, which reckons days as beginning at sundown. This year, Shavuot began Sunday evening and continues for one or two days, depending on tradition.

Shavuot was one thing that disappeared completely. I learned about its existence, meaning, rituals from the scratch when I left the USSR and came to live in Israel in the early 1990s.

Shavuot marks the moment when G-d gave the Torah to Moses at Mount Sinai, a foundational event in Jewish history. Yet the chosen reading is not filled with miracles or dramatic divine intervention.

Shavuot, or Shvues, is a wonderfully Jewish holiday. It celebrates the day that Moses received the Ten Commandments atop Mount Sinai, as well as the annual grain harvest, and from Israel to Islip, ...

Shavuot customs include all-night Torah study, listening to the recitation of the Ten Commandments, the reading of the Book of Ruth, eating dairy products and adorning the home with flowers.

Shavuot is celebrated by observant Jews as the day when the Ten Commandments were given on Mount Sinai, and next year, the holiday ends at sundown, 9:14 p.m., ...

Shavuot falls on the 6th of Sivan on the Jewish calendar, which reckons days as beginning at sundown. This year, Shavuot began Sunday evening and continues for one or two days, depending on tradition.