Posts Tagged: Shavuot
A Look Inside Israel’s Dairy Industry
As the holiday of Shavuot is celebrated in Israel, a vast assortment of dairy products can be seen lining the shelves of supermarkets, bakeries, and...
Boutique Cheese Maker Offers Travelers a Tasty Shavuot
JNS.org - Standing alone against the desert landscape, Kornmehl Goat Cheese Farm & Restaurant is modest, lacking artsy adornments and embellishments that tourists often...
Why Judaism Should Seek Converts
On Shavuot we read the story of Ruth, the Moabite convert, who has the most eloquent speech of the entire Bible: "Where you go I...
Netanyahu on Hamas-Fatah Unity Deal: ‘This Will Not Strengthen Peace; It Will Strengthen Terrorism’
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday called on the international community to take a strong stand against the Hamas-Fatah unity government that the Palestinian...
Rosh Hashanah: Pain or Pleasure?
The Torah tells us very little about Rosh Hashanah, not even its name. The three harvest and pilgrim festivals are named: Pesach, Shavuot, and Sukot....
El Al Unveils Torah Scroll on Political Flights
In honor of the Shavuot holiday this week, when Jews worldwide celebrate God's giving of the Torah to the Jewish people on Mount Sinai, Israeli...
Shavuot – Of Life and Logos
Everything in life is luck, Donald Trump is reputed to have once said with uncharacteristic humility. And for a change, the great Rabbis of Talmudic...
Israel’s Wedding – Thoughts on Shavuot
In Judaism, mysteries have a habit of becoming controversies, none more so than in the case of Shavuot, otherwise known as Pentecost or the Feast...
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...
Love as Law, Law as Love
On the face of it the connections between the sedra and haftarah of Bemidbar (Numbers) are slender. The first has to do with demography....
Yiddish Farm: The Ultimate Jewish Experience
What better way to connect to Jewish and Yiddish culture than through nature, farming, food, language and torah? The Yiddish Farm in Goshen, New York...
Famous Firsts: Bring Some “Newness” Into Your Life
Most of us remember the song by Leona Lewis, "The first time ever I saw your face, I thought the sun rose in ...
NYC: Pre-Shavuot Clamp Down on Illegal Flower Trade
As Shavuot approaches - the Jewish holiday that emphasizes flowers in places of worship and in homes - the New York Police Department has made...
On Shavuot: The Power of Imagination and Tradition
There's a Jewish internet dating service (amongst the many) called "Saw You at Sinai". I guess its name derives from the famous argument of...
