Posts Tagged: History of Shavuot
A Shavuot Guide for the Perplexed
Ahead of this year's celebration of Shavuot, here are some facts about the holiday: 1. The significance of Shavuot Shavuot is one of the three Jewish liberty-oriented...
Reflections on Shavuot, 2016
It was the genius of Babylonian Jewry to meet the challenges of exile 2,500 years ago. Originally, Judaism was a fragile community of rival tribes...
Shavuot and US-Israel Relations
U.S.-Israel relations have experienced many crises, beginning with the U.S. State Department's opposition to the establishment of the Jewish state in 1948, the U.S. State...
Shavuot: An Identity Crisis
Plato's theory of ideas and Aristotle's more empirical approach are the foundations of the Western intellectual tradition. The result of this patrimony has...
Shavuot (Pentecost) Guide for the Perplexed 2013
1. Shavou'ot (Pentecost) was, originally, an agricultural holiday, celebrating the first harvest/fruit by bringing offerings (Bikkurim-ביכורי×) to the Temple in Jerusalem. Following the destruction of...
