Shavuot I
Shavuot 101
Shavuot commemorates the spring harvest and the giving of the Torah on Mount Sinai.
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.