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The underlying reason for Counting the Omer is because it is written in the Torah to count the days between Passover's second day and Shavuot. "From the day after the Sabbath, the day that you bring the sheaf of wave-offering, you shal...
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www.ask.com/questions-about/Shavuot
www.ask.com/questions-about/Shavuot
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Use Shavuot in a Sentence ... See web results for Shavuot ... See images of Shavuot...
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dictionary.reference.com/browse/Shavuot
dictionary.reference.com/browse/Shavuot
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to Shavuot on the Net ... Shavuot, the Feast of the Weeks, is the Jewish holiday celebrating the harvest season in Israel. ... Shavuot, which means "weeks", refers to the timing of the festival which is held exactly 7 weeks after Passover. Shavuot also commemorates the anniversary of the giving of the Ten Commandments to...
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www.holidays.net/shavuot/
www.holidays.net/shavuot/
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Shavuot is not assigned as a specific date but rather is defined as being fifty days after the second day of Passover. Our rabbis explain that Shavuot is dated solely in relation to Passover because the essences of these two holidays are intrinsically dependent upon one another.
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www.thelandofisrael.com/shavuot-and-the-role-of-the-jew...
www.thelandofisrael.com/shavuot-and-the-role-of-the-jewish-people/
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In the following article, Dr. Ariel discusses the mystical aspects of the holiday of Shavuot. We explain first a few basic concepts in Jewish mysticism (for more on the fundamental concepts, we refer you to his Passover article).
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www.jhom.com/calendar/sivan/mysticism.htm
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* DATE (or time of year) of Shavuot; * REASON for celebrating Shavuot; * MITZVAH which we are commanded to observe. [Is this mitzvah UNIQUE to Shavuot? If so, explain why.]; [Can you explain why the Torah never specifies the exact (lunar) date on which we must celebrate;
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www.tanach.org/special/shavuot.txt
www.tanach.org/special/shavuot.txt
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Date (or time of year) of Shavuot? [Can you explain why the Torah never specifies the exact (lunar) date on which we must celebrate Shavuot?]; Reason for celebrating Shavuot? Mitzvah that we are commanded to observe?
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www.tanach.org/special/shav/shavq.htm
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The next paragraph goes on to explain Shavuot: “From the day on which you bring the sheaf of elevation offering (the offering on Passover) you shall count off seven weeks…then you shall bring an offering of new grain to the Eternal.” On the same day you shall hold a celebration.
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www.pa003.urj.net/E-KI/051106.htm
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With a market basket of symbols, customs and inner meanings, the holiday of Shavuot arrives on the 6th of Sivan, June 6th and 7th, 2008. A quick look at Shavuot’s many names helps explain this festival. Two names closely associate the holiday with Temple rites in ancient Jerusalem: Shavuot and Chag Hakatsir.
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www.mazornet.com/holidays/Shavuot/meaning.htm
www.mazornet.com/holidays/Shavuot/meaning.htm
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