Tag: Shavuot
Nostalgia in the form of rich dairy on Shavuot
It was a typical one-hour flight from Edinburgh to Shetland; tea and biscuits (cookies) were served by a smiling tartan-clad stewardess. My heart flipped as the little Saab plane bumped over the landing strip....
‘Your people will be my people’: A Shavuot shout-out to Ruth’s ‘daughters’
“You shall love the convert for you were strangers in the land of Egypt.”
— Deuteronomy 10:19
There was a moment some 2,500 years ago when a recently widowed Moabite princess refused to abandon her aging mother-in-law...
Returning to synagogue on Shavuot, Jews feel mix of apprehension and renewed hope
Standing on his deck in Lakewood, N.J., Motti, an Orthodox Jew who did not want to be identified by his last name, spoke of his apprehension about going back to synagogue. “I hear about...
It’s Shavuot, get a little cheesy
It’s that time of year again when cheesecakes galore are popping up all over the place. To be honest, I’m not the biggest fan, but this recipe is one even I enjoy. The actual...
Going a capella for the period of Jewish mourning
When comedian Mendy Pellin posted on Twitter that “Sefira music is the audio equivalents of Pesach cereal,” he was referring to the recent trend of Orthodox singers to produce albums and singles of a capella music...
Petition calls on U Penn to move graduation ceremony planned on Shavuot
More than 1,300 students and alumni of the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia have signed a petition urging the school to move the date of this year’s commencement ceremony, as it conflicts with the Jewish holiday...
San Diegan leads Shavuot service aboard USS Truman
ATLANTIC OCEAN (Press Release) — Sailors aboard the aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) had the rare opportunity to celebrate the Shavuot holiday while at sea in the ship’s chapel, May 29.
Shavuot translates into...
Shavuot and the rule of law
Beginning at sunset on May 28 and until sunset on May 30, Jews the world over will be celebrating the holiday of Shavuot (Pentecost), in commemoration of receiving the Torah (the Five Books of Moses), that...
Return to Eden
Dear Reader — if you are looking to be happy, creative, in harmony with God and with the universe, the Torah has the answer — Return to the Source.
When we speak about Returning to...