Shavuot Through History: Do Jews Today Have It All Wrong? Shavuot is not a holiday in its own right - we don't actually know the exact date of the celebration, nor does it have a name in the Bible.

This dessert was inspired by the popular Israeli “icebox” tea biscuit cake, or “ugat bisquivitim,” but uses purchased ladyfingers.

Ten sticky fingers. Ten incredible reasons to harness time. This season between the Festivals of Passover and Shavuot, Jews traditionally count off each day with a measurement of barley.

From the second day of Passover until Shavuot, Jews count seven weeks to commemorate the period between the Exodus from Egypt and the Revelation at Sinai. This process, sefirat ha’omer (the ...

Next year, that day is June 3, which falls on the major Jewish holiday of Shavuot. Shavuot next year begins at sundown on Sunday, June 1, and ends the night of Tuesday, June 3. The holiday ...

Shavuot culminates the journey, where we embrace our spiritual covenant with G-d. This bond, rooted in the Torah and Ten ...

Themes: The Jewish festival of Shavuot; the Bible story of Ruth and Naomi; loyalty; welcoming others. Ruth: Yes, my first husband was Jewish and from here - in Bethlehem. He moved to Moab with his ...

Join Ben Faulks for a programme all about the celebration of Shavuot and what it represents for Jewish people; rules and why we need them; treating others as individuals. Look at more pictures of ...