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Shavuot 38 articles

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Shavuot: Countdown
Shavuot: Countdown
Of Biblical Proportions is a fresh, new comic strip that depicts the weekly Torah portion with modern, humorous twists. The cartoon was conceived and created by NY-based freelance cartoonist Chari Pere....
May 27, 2009
By Chari Pere
Taking Ruth into Home Stretch
Taking Ruth into Home Stretch
“Shvoo-oat? That’s a new one. Is it one of those minor holidays?” I’d met Sharon downstairs at the mailboxes in our building’s lobby. I’ve never figured out exactly what floor she...
May 25, 2009
By Baila Rosenbaum
Shavuot: A Wedding, Omer & Ultimate Humanity
Shavuot: A Wedding, Omer & Ultimate Humanity
1. Shavuot night is like a wedding without worrying about the color scheme – a night of pure encounter. Torat Hashem Temimah Meshivat Nefesh – Torah heals the soul. Pikudei Hashem...
May 21, 2009
By Rabbi Asher Brander
Naso: Milk Foods on Shavuot
Naso: Milk Foods on Shavuot
A custom mentioned in many places is to eat milk foods at Shavuot, particularly in the daytime meal. In a previous column (as well as the forthcoming book) we connected this...
Jun 5, 2008
By Asher Meir
A Sacred Remembrance
A Sacred Remembrance
On Shavuos she lit the candles. So many candles, melting into wax puddles in their flimsy silver tins. The small flames were a thin pale blue like the veins on the...
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
Shavuot Is Always Dairy Delicious
Shavuot Is Always Dairy Delicious
Shavuot, which begins this year at sundown on June 8th, celebrates the giving of the Torah on Mount Sinai. Shavuot has been celebrated as an agricultural festival since the times of...
Jun 4, 2008
By Norene Gilletz
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: For the Love of Torah – 4 Mini Reflections
Shavuot: For the Love of Torah – 4 Mini...
1. They call it the Magen Avraham’s kasha. The most famous question regarding this least famous of Jewish holidays: Shavuot is 50 days after Pesach. Go back to the original Revelation...
Jun 4, 2008
By Rabbi Asher Brander

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