Shavuot I

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Soul Memories

What actually happened at Mount Sinai?

Shavuot 101

Shavuot commemorates the spring harvest and the giving of the Torah on Mount Sinai.

Shavuot in Modern Times

New ceremonies and rituals are introduced.

Why We Read The Book of Ruth on Shavuot

The connections between this story and the spring harvest festival.

Why Dairy on Shavuot?

A survey of the many explanations given for the tradition of eating milk products.

Preparing To Receive God’s Message

Unlike the first tablets, the second tablets, which were hewn by human hands, endured.

How We Hear

Jewish tradition places great emphasis on the way in which we hear and how we interpret the messages we receive.

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