Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Shavuot, which means "weeks" in Hebrew, is probably the most important Jewish holiday non-Jews have never heard of, commemorating ...

Answer: From your question, some readers might mistakenly conclude that Pirkei Avot is studied only between Pesach and Shavuot. Such is not the case. In fact, the study of Pirkei Avot through the ...

One of the most unusually gratifying rituals in modern Jewish life is what we call the Counting of the Omer. Historically, from the second night Seder, we count each day journeying towards the next ...

The festival of Shavuot, marked this year on June 5 and 6, celebrates the biblical story of God revealing Torah – Jewish scriptures and teachings – to the Israelites at Mount Sinai. This gift, and the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The holiday – which means "weeks" in Hebrew, and is referred to as the "Feast of Weeks" – celebrates the Jews receiving the Torah ...

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We all know the drill at Passover: we gather around Seder tables to celebrate the greatest gift known to humanity—sheer, unbridled human freedom. Freedom is the elixir of life. Given how scarce it’s ...

When you think of Jewish holidays, a few may come to mind. Hanukkah, Passover, Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, maybe. But what about Shavuot? The holiday – which means "weeks" in Hebrew, and is referred ...

Hanukkah, Passover, Rosh Hashanah ... most non-Jewish people have at least a vague idea of what those commemorate, celebrate or honor. But how about Shavuot, the "Feast of Weeks?" Shavuot, which means ...

Hanukkah, Passover, Rosh Hashanah... most non-Jewish people have at least a vague idea of what those Jewish holidays commemorate, celebrate or honor. But how about Shavuot, the "Feast of Weeks?" ...