Shavuot 218 articles

Jewish Holidays

The holiday of Shavuot commemorates when the Jewish people received the Torah at Mount Sinai, 7 weeks after the departure from Egypt which we commemorate on the holiday of Passover.

Shavuot – The Sound of Moosic
Shavuot – The Sound of Moosic
Shavuot, aka “Z’man Matan Torateinu,” The Time of the Giving of Our Torah is soon to be feast a-pun us. So to understand the title of this episode, we read in...
May 21, 2009
By Brian Mailman
Think Shavuot, Say Cheese
Think Shavuot, Say Cheese
When we think of Shavuot, we think of cheese, but how did this tradition begin? I asked Gil Marks, whose fascinating cookbook, “Olive Trees and Honey: A Treasury of Vegetarian Recipes...
May 20, 2009
By Judy Bart Kancigor
Shavuot: Simple Recipes for Family and Friends
Shavuot: Simple Recipes for Family and Friends
Shavuot will soon be here. It’s a happy holiday and one where dairy foods and honey shine. So, why dairy on Shavuot? Many people mentioned that they weren’t sure or didn’t...
May 20, 2009
By Linda Gassenheimer
Children’s Activities for Shavuot
Children’s Activities for Shavuot
Click on the thumbnails to download the pdf Shavuot Floral Crown/Necklace Your Very Own Ten Commandments! Shavuot Finder  Learn more about Shavuot
May 19, 2009
By Chari Pere
Cheesecake: Do I Need an Excuse?
Cheesecake: Do I Need an Excuse?
Shavuot is the time when we celebrate the giving of the Torah, but like so many other Jewish holidays, there’s a food component too. This is the “dairy” holiday. Visions of...
May 19, 2009
By Ronnie Fein
A Sacred Remembrance
A Sacred Remembrance
To her those candles were people. They were family. Sometimes whole families, who had worked and struggled and lived and died. Aunts and uncles. And cousins, with whom she had played...
Jun 5, 2008
By Yael Zoldan
Shavuot Can Be a Picnic
Shavuot Can Be a Picnic
Creating a menu for Shavuot can literally be a picnic. We’ve counted our Omer and now the fun begins! Food for the holiday should be happy, healthy and beautiful. We have...
Jun 5, 2008
By Debby Segura
Take the Lead
Take the Lead
Shavuot is just around the corner, and most of us are trying to remember what it is exactly that we are supposed to gain from the holiday. We know that it...
Jun 5, 2008
By Rabbi Leiby Burnham
Capturing the Wall: The Story of Shavuot 1967
Capturing the Wall: The Story of Shavuot 1967
A brilliant flash shattered the darkness. The lonely climber saw in that blink of an eye that he was almost at the top of the peak, and around him a gorgeous...
Jun 4, 2008
By Aaron Hirsh
Shavuot: A Dairy Delicious Feast
Shavuot: A Dairy Delicious Feast
Shavuot is the festival that commemorates the receiving of the Torah at Mount Sinai. It is customary to eat dairy dishes, especially sweet ones such as cheese blintzes and cheesecakes, which...
May 10, 2007
By Norene Gilletz

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