Posts Tagged: Shavuot holiday
The Book of Ruth: A Zionist Story for Shavuot
The duality of Shavuot is undeniable -- the yom tov exists, or rather co-exists, with distinctly different facets. On the one hand, there is its...
Shavuot and Cheesecake
Shavuot is the poor relative of the three pilgrim and harvest festivals mentioned in the Torah. It has none of the range of special rituals...
A Shavuot Guide for the Perplexed
Here are some observations on Shavuot and the roots of the special US attitude toward Israel: The holiday of Shavuot (Pentecost) -- which commemorates the receipt...
Is the Torah Really Divine? Thoughts on Shavuot
One of the most challenging aspects in Judaism is how to relate to the concept of revelation. The uncompromising claim by (Orthodox) Judaism that the...
The Deeper Meaning of Shavuot — Balancing Authenticity and Norms
One of humanity’s strongest longings today is the need for authenticity. We want to be ourselves -- or to become ourselves. We admire childrens' spontaneity, because they...
The Triumphant Message of Naomi in The Book of Ruth
For many Holocaust survivors, Shavuot was their first festival after liberation from concentration camps. One of the first people to encounter the emaciated survivors was...
Dairy, First Fruits, and More: Welcoming Shavuot With Customs of the Season
JNS.org - I’ve often heard, and many rabbis lament, that Shavuot is the only major Jewish holiday that many Diaspora Jews have never heard of, let...
Binghamton University to Host Alternative Graduation Ceremony for Jewish Students
JNS.org - For the first time to date, Binghamton University will host an alternative graduation ceremony to accommodate observant Jewish students and their family members who...
Jerusalem’s Koren Publishers Rolls Out Partnership With Orthodox Rabbinical Group
JNS.org - Ahead of June’s Jewish holiday of Shavuot, Jerusalem-based Koren Publishers has announced a new partnership with the Rabbinical Council of America (RCA) that will include...
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 Guide for the Perplexed, 2014
1. It has been customary to pave the road to Shavuot from Passover by studying the six chapters of The Ethics of the Fathers (Pirkey Avot...
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...
Rolling Stones Tel Aviv Concert Changed to Start After Shavuot Ends
JNS.org - In a victory for observant Jews, the start time of the Rolling Stones June 4 concert in Tel Aviv has been pushed...
