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; A Note About Jewish Holidays; All Jewish holidays begin the evening before the date specified. This is because a Jewish "day" begins and ends at sunset, rather than at midnight. ... Between the holidays of Passover and Shavuot, the Omer is counted each evening, signifying our preparation for the receiving of the Torah on...
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Shavuot began as a harvest festival, but it also commemorates the revelation at Sinai and the giving of the Torah. While Shavuot has few rituals associated with it, many Jews stay up all night studying Torah. Other customs include eating dairy foods and reading the Book of Ruth ... Non-Jewish Holidays...
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Shavuot in the Community. Shavuot, Receiving the Torah. Featured Articles on Shavuot. Jewish Holidays. ... There is a traditional agenda for the study called "Tikkun Leyl Shavuot" (preparation for Shavuot), which includes excerpts from all of Jewish sacred writings. ... Non-Jewish Holidays...
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hebcal.com -> Jewish Holidays -> Shavuot ... The Jewish Holidays: A Guide & Commentary Rabbi Michael Strassfeld ... The Jewish Holidays: A Guide & Commentary...
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Learn about the Jewish festival of Shavu'ot, the festival of the giving of the Torah ... Because the length of the months used to be variable, determined by observation (see Jewish Calendar), and there are two new moons between Passover and Shavu'ot, Shavu'ot could occur on the 5th or 6th of Sivan. ... See Extra Day of Holidays.)
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And using some creative reckoning, the Rabbis were able to calculate that the theophany of Sinai coincided with the sixth day of the third month, transforming Shavuot from a holiday wholly rooted in the world of nature into the commemoration of a 'historical' event and the most abstract and cerebral of our holidays:
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www.kolel.org/pages/holidays/Shavuot_intro.html
www.kolel.org/pages/holidays/Shavuot_intro.html
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The (relatively late by Jewish standards) 16th century Kabbalistic custom, of staying up all night on Shavuot is to repair or compensate for the Israelites who received the Torah, who, according to the Midrash ... High Holy Days Sukkot/Simchat Torah Chanukah Tu B'Shevat Purim Pesach Yom Ha'atzma'ut; Contemporary Holidays...
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Jewish - Holidays - Shavuot; Begins on the Evening of May 28, 2009 ... The Jewish Trivia Quiz: Shavuot ... Jewish Magazine: Shavuot...
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