Articles related to "Shavuot"

Jewish holiday Shavuot traditions include eating dairy products such as cheesecakes and cream puffs which are grounded in honor of Moses receiving the Torah on Mt. Sinai.

The rabbis said that the holiday of Shavuot was the happiest of all the Jewish holidays - perhaps because Shavuot is actually three important holidays in one.

In 2009 Shavuot will begin at sunset on 28th May and end at sunset on 30th May. Cheesecake and dairy foods are traditionally eaten during this festival.

The festival of Shavuot (Shavu'ot or Shavuos), on 22-24 May 2007, commemorates the giving of the Law of Moses on Mount Sinai.

The counting of the Omer is a 49-day Jewish liturgical season between Passover and Shavuot. It is a time of spiritual preparation for the revelation of the Torah.

We may no longer realize it, but many of our celebrations are time-keepers on an old agrarian calendar.

The days between Passover, the exodus from slavery, and Shavuot, the festival of first fruits, are a window of opportunity for inner growth and loving kindness.

Israel Independence Day is Israel's birthday. On this day, the Jewish people both in Israel and outside of Israel, remember the people who worked hard to build its nation

Israel Baal Shem Tov was an 18th century Jewish Rabbi who lived in what is now Ukraine. His ministry formed the basis of what became Hasidic Judaism.

Tests and games often conflict with Jewish holidays. Ideally. parents can give dates to teachers, coaches in the spring, before they complete fall schedules.

The Torah and Haftorah passages, the Yizkor prayers and the avoidance of leather footwear on Yom Kippur all have relevance on this Shabbat of Shabbats

Jewish mourning customs have a specific sequence that is intended to honour the departed and take care of the mourners. At the end of a year, normal life can recommence.