What is Shavuot? The Jewish festival that started hours after Boulder, Colorado, attack
The attack in Boulder, Colorado, took place hours before the start of a major Jewish festival, Shavuot
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Shavuot: The Jewish holiday that became all about children
For most American Jews today, Shavuot is not exactly a big-ticket holiday. Observance lags behind springtime Passover, and it pales in comparison to Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur, the fall “high holidays.”
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Shavuot: A Jewish holiday of renewing commitment to God
The festival of Shavuot, marked this year on June 5 and 6, celebrates the biblical story of God revealing Torah – Jewish scriptures and teachings – to the Israelites at Mount Sinai. This gift, and the observance of Torah’s principles, is at the core of the Jews’ relationship with God,…
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