Traditions include reading the Ten Commandments from a Torah scroll, staying up all night studying Torah and eating dairy. Another custom includes adorning synagogues with fresh flowers in hero of ...

By Sunday evening, an understanding was reached: the ultra-Orthodox factions would not issue an ultimatum over the draft law ...

So how did the festival become what it is today? June 10th, 16PM June 10th, 16PM The Jewish holiday of Shavuot has been through so many changes and adaptations over the centuries that the holiday ...

Themes: The Jewish festival of Shavuot; the Bible story of Ruth and Naomi; loyalty; welcoming others. Ruth: Yes, my first husband was Jewish and from here - in Bethlehem. He moved to Moab with his ...

Coming 50 days after Passover, Shavuot marks the end of the grain harvest and the anniversary of the giving of the Torah at Mount Sinai. Shavuot is also one of the Shalosh Regalim, the three ...

In the days before air conditioning, Jews adored dairy soups, beginning at Shavuot and continuing throughout the summer. Here are some recipes that recall a bygone era. NEW YORK (JTA) – Shavuot ...

Join Ben Faulks for a programme all about the celebration of Shavuot and what it represents for Jewish people; rules and why we need them; treating others as individuals. Look at more pictures of ...

There are varying theories about the significance of dairy in Shavuot celebrations. Some invoke the idea that since the Torah laid out the dietary restrictions on non-kosher meat for the first ...