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?" ...

The holiday of Shavuot, which begins at sundown this year on Thursday, May 25, is understood by Jewish tradition to be the time when God gave the Israelites the Torah at Mount Sinai. It is ...

A slice of berry cheesecake (Photo by Suzy Hazelwood Courtesy of Pexels) Shavuot, or Shvues, is a wonderfully Jewish holiday. It celebrates the day that Moses received the Ten Commandments atop Mount ...

“Absurd’’ New Jersey pols scheduled the state’s June primary elections during the holy Jewish holiday of Shavuot, prompting infuriated religious groups to demand the date be changed. Shavuot is ...

(The Conversation) — Shavuot, which was originally an ancient pilgrimage festival, has gone through many changes over the years – as has Judaism itself. (The Conversation) — For most American Jews ...

LANCASTER, Pa. — As the holiday of Shavuot approaches, families in Lancaster are preparing to honor one of the most meaningful events on the Jewish calendar — the giving of the Ten Commandments at ...

In honor of the Jewish holiday of Shavuot, which celebrates when God gave Moses the Ten Commandments on Mount Sinai, The Hostages and Missing Families Forum, a volunteer organization founded by ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. Sunday afternoon’s attack in Boulder, ...

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 ...

Why some study to the point of exhaustion on a holiday about the giving of the Torah. Though the custom is widespread, there are few classical sources to support it. So why do we do it? On its face, ...

BOULDER, Colo. — Sunday afternoon's attack in Boulder took place hours before the start of a major Jewish festival, Shavuot. Authorities say a man used a flamethrower and threw an incendiary device ...