Tag: shavuot
What is Shavuot?
The holiday traditions include all-night Torah study, listening to the Torah reading about the giving of the Torah to the Jews at Mount Sinai, and consuming dairy delicacies, among other practices.
Preparations for Shavuot Underway at Western Wall
Hundreds of prayer quorums will have access to numerous Torah scrolls. Torah scrolls will not be permitted to be brought into the plaza according to the regulations of the Western Wall Plaza."
Rebbetzin Fruma Schapiro Shares Deep Insights on Shavuos (Shavuot): Jews Receive Torah on Mt....
Rebbetzin Fruma Schapiro, along with her husband, Rabbi Nochum Schapiro, run the Chabad North Shore in St. Ives, Australia, which is a suburb of Sydney.
Bikkurim
Putting aside the question as to whether Bikkurim are brought during a Shemittah year, here are a couple of photos from Moshav Yashresh.
A Tale of Two Women – Shavuot
Rabbi Sacks talked about the similarities between Ruth and Tamar, and what we can learn from their experiences about our identity as a Jewish people.
The Mind-Blowing Reason We Eat Dairy on Shavuot
It has nothing to do with the fact that cheesecake is really, really good.
Celebrate Shavuos 2022 With Tnuva’s Delicious Dairy Products
Inside: Cheesecake Bites recipe
Bleachers Collapse in Givat Ze’ev Shul, Two Dead, Hundreds Injured
The collapse happened at the beginning of the Shavuot holiday.
Sepharade Kol Yehouda Synagogue in Montreal Vandalized
Torah scrolls, tefillin and talitot were torn up, smashed up, and dumped in the shul's toilet.
Founder of IfNotNow Rebukes Minnesota Congresswoman Who Objected to Riots
"According to Yonah, looting and destruction of property are progressive acts. Ok Yonah."
Over 100 Students and Teachers Infected in Jerusalem’s Gymnasia Rehavia School
New rules are being put into effect to prevent further spread of the Coronavirus in the schools.
Shavuot: The Scandalous Backstory of Ruth & Boaz
Learn the Book of Ruth like you never have before and discover why it's read on Shavuot.
Israelis Go Back to their Shuls, Schools, Museums, Beaches
As of Wednesday, May 27, restaurants, bars, after hour clubs, swimming pools, hotels, workshops, youth movement meetings and informal education classes will be open.
Temple Mount to Reopen Next Week After Eid al-Fitr
The Temple Mount, one of the holiest sites in the Jewish faith, will reopen just in time for the Jewish holiday of Shavuot.
Hungry? Restaurants in Israel to Reopen May 27
Customers must make reservations in advance, and sign a health declaration upon arrival.
Jewish Farmer Suing Rabbis: Declare a Leap Year to Save Our Passover
There are countless unintended consequences to the proposed action, not the least of which being that we'd have to celebrate Purim again, seeing as Purim falls on Adar II.
Report: 60 Armenian-Church Students Attempted Lynching of 2 Jews on Eve of Shavuot
According to Honenu attorney Chaim Bleicher, representing the victims, the vicious beatings continued "until the priests who led the students began to instruct them to stop the lynching."
IDF General Who Said Israel Reminds Him of Nazi Germany Says Left May Have...
Golan is seen as a potential new Labor party chairman.
The Modern Jewish Home – Shavuot: One Giant Leap for Mankind [audio]
The most important event in the history of mankind.
A Hebrew in the Heartland – Talking About Terror on Twitter [audio]
All the hot current events that at trending on Twitter!
Z’man Matan Torateinu
Jews in Hebron celebrate a new Torah scroll that was written in memory of Rabbi Moshe Levinger.
Shavuot: The Scandalous Backstory of Ruth and Boaz
Learn the Book of Ruth like you never have before and discover why it's read on Shavuot.
The Tamar Yonah Show – The Responsibility of Freedom! [audio]
The Holiday of Passover has to take us somewhere, and it culminates with the Shavuot holiday.
SOUL TALK – Torah: Really Getting It: A Special Show In Honor Of The...
Celebrate and commemorate the giving of the Torah - the RIGHT way!
The Modern Jewish Home – Hey! Where’s My Happily Ever After!? [audio]
While no one can promise you a 'happily ever-after', we can offer you some great advice!
Beyond the Matrix – Whose Counting? [audio]
Making counting the counting of the Omer, easy.
MK Glick Suing Netanyahu over Temple Mount Ban
On Monday night, Netanyahu attempted to subvert the pending petition by announcing that he plans to remove the ban in about three months, but Glick was not impressed.