Hanukkah, Passover, Rosh Hashanah... most non-Jewish people have at least a vague idea of what those Jewish holidays commemorate, celebrate or honor. But how about Shavuot, the "Feast of Weeks?" ...

When you think of Jewish holidays, a few may come to mind. Hanukkah, Passover, Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, maybe. But what about Shavuot? The holiday – which means "weeks" in Hebrew, and is referred ...

Shavuot, the Jewish holiday that commemorates the giving and receiving of the Torah on Mount Sinai, begins this year on the evening of Tuesday, June 11. During the course of the two-day holiday, Jews ...

South Florida PJ Library communities helped prepare children for the Jewish holiday of Shavuot with drive-thru events in which families received bags of holiday kits and ice cream treats. Shavuot, ...

Today is a Jewish holiday, the festival of Shavuot, the Feast of Weeks. The holiday is mentioned in the Torah as one of the “appointed seasons,” an occasion for making pilgrimage to the central ...

We all know the drill at Passover: we gather around Seder tables to celebrate the greatest gift known to humanity—sheer, unbridled human freedom. Freedom is the elixir of life. Given how scarce it’s ...

Hanukkah, Passover, Rosh Hashanah ... most non-Jewish people have at least a vague idea of what those commemorate, celebrate or honor. But how about Shavuot, the "Feast of Weeks?" Shavuot, which means ...

(New York Jewish Week) — Bring on the blintzes and cheesecake! Heading into Memorial Day Weekend this year, Jewish New Yorkers have even more reasons to celebrate: Thursday night is the beginning of ...