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Shavuot
The festival of Shavuot celebrates the giving of the Torah at Mount Sinai.
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Shavuot's Origins
The festival of Shavuot celebrates the giving of the embrace the Torah’s teachings and be inspired by the wisdom Jewish tradition has to offer.
at Mount Sinai and encourages us toShavuot is the Hebrew word for “weeks,” and the holiday occurs seven weeks after Passover. Shavuot, like many other Jewish holidays, began as an ancient agricultural festival that marked the end of the spring barley harvest and the beginning of the summer wheat harvest. In ancient times, Shavuot was a pilgrimage festival during which Israelites brought crop offerings to the Temple in Jerusalem. Today, it is a celebration of Torah, education, and the choice to participate actively in Jewish life.
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Grandma Lucille's Blintz Souffle
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A Tour of the Torah
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