What Are Confirmation Ceremonies? A Reform Tradition Explained
Around Shavuot, which occurs later this month, some younger members of the Jewish community will be undergoing the meaningful ritual of a confirmation ceremony.
Compared...
Baltimore to Celebrate Shavuot With Learning, Ice Cream and More
Shavuot begins the evening of May 25, ending the counting of the Omer for the year and welcoming the start of summer in a...
19 organizations partner for Shavuot all-night learning
Get your cheesecake ready, Baltimore.
Nineteen local Jewish organizations are participating in a virtual Shavuot event on May 16 from 7:30 p.m. until 5 a.m....
A Measure Of Torah
From reading the Book of Ruth to eating cheese blintzes
Shavuot is the holiday commemorating God’s giving of the Torah to the ancient Israelites at...
Shavuot—A Festival of Milk And Honey
Shavuot marks the anniversary of the “giving of the Torah.” It was at this time that God revealed himself on Mount Sinai and gave...
The Ten Jewish Values Of Shavuot
In the 16th century, the mystics of Safed revitalized Shavuot observance with a brilliant form of adult education - an intellectual seder called “tikkun...
Milky Way
In addition to being a singer, and imagining himself an actor, Elvis Presley spent a great deal of time serving as his own interior...
Countdown to Shavuot
From the second night of Pesach (Passover) to Shavuot, the next festival, there are exactly fifty days, seven full weeks linked by a ritual...
On Shavuot, An Exploration Of Contemporary Issues Surrounding Conversion
Next week, Jews celebrate Shavuot. The holiday, which falls this year on May 15 and 16, commemorates God’s giving of the Torah to the...
Torah navigation leads to new journeys
On Shavuot, we celebrate being given the Five Books of Moses by opening the gift and reading from the scroll. But first we need...
