Shavuot 218 articles

The very first Rashi in the Torah makes the following comment. “Really, the Torah should have began with Hachodesh Hazeh Lachem (the Mitzvah of Rosh Chodesh) but a time will come...

he Torah, in describing the Giving of the Law, says: “And Moses brought the people out of the camp to meet G-d, and they stood at the bottom of the mountain”...

By Rabbi Avi Weiss It was during the time of Shavuot that the Jews at Sinai declared to God, “na’aseh ve-nishma, we will do and we will listen (to the commandments).”...

It’s a big hoax: On the fiftieth day: That’s when the Torah, in this week’s Parsha tells us to celebrate the holiday of Shavuot. If you look carefully, though, you realize...

These days, with my hectic schedule, I find that I do almost all of my shopping via catalogs, but over this past Passover I actually had a chance to go shopping...

By Rabbi Shlomo Riskin Of all the memorable historical occurrences in the Torah, none is more significant than the day of the revelation at Sinai, when Israel received the Torah from...

It is an almost universal Jewish custom to read Megillat Ruth on Shavuot. The most widely-accepted basis for reciting the story of Ruth is her conversion to Judaism, for it was...

Reb Levi Yitzchak of Berditchev was asked to explain why Shavuot is also referred to as Atzeret, even though the Torah only uses the term Atzeret in association with Shemini Atzeret,...

MISC. REVIEW FOR SHAVUOT Hard to be brief; I’ll try. Candles: SOP (standard operating procedure) for women lighting Shabbat candles is light them, cover eyes, say Bracha. Should have been Bracha...

What are the Customs of Shavuot? Shavuot has a number of customs which are deeply ingrained in the celebration of the holiday. Among these are the following: Staying up all night...