Shavuot Through History: Do Jews Today Have It All Wrong? Shavuot is not a holiday in its own right - we don't actually know the exact date of the celebration, nor does it have a name in the Bible.

There, we find a biblical outline for the Jewish festival, Shavuot, or Feast of Weeks (see Leviticus 23:15-21, Numbers ...

It seems like no coincidence, then, that we read Esther and Ruth at the beginning and end of this period in the year.

Thankfully, you don’t have to suffer this year. Jews with some familiarity of Shavuot probably know the holiday as a day for eating cheesecake – along with other creamy, dairy-rich dishes ...

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 ...

Albag said that on Liri's birthday, the former hostages reached out to her and told her that they had heard an interview she gave on Kan Reshet Bet on the eve of Shavuot 2024. "Agam Berger said to ...

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 ...