Shavuot (pronounced Shah-voo-OTE), Hebrew for “weeks,” has been observed since biblical times. It marks the passing of seven weeks (49 days) from the holiday of Passover, with Shavuot falling on the ...

Shavuot (pronounced Shah-voo-OTE), Hebrew for “weeks," has been observed since biblical times. It marks the passing of seven ...

By celebrating Shavuot, we celebrate our connection to the land and our ability to make the desert bloom. It is our Garden of ...

June 8: Kibbutz and Konnect’s third anniversary. The next Jewish holiday is Shavuot on June 1. Light Shabbat candles this week at 8:19 p.m. The 25-year-old Israeli-Russian racecar driver ...

But they also are important parts of religious holidays, and windows to the meaning ... a festive day on the Jewish calendar with a dual theme. The celebration marks the end of an ancient plague ...

I oversee a team of five and have one Jewish employee who takes off Jewish holidays, like Passover and Yom Kippur. I treat those holidays like I treat the major Christian holidays everyone gets ...

Jewish veterans from the Roman army — and ... the ruins of Jerusalem — is one of the events connected to the Jewish holiday of Lag B’Omer, observed on May 15-16 this year.

It’s the only Jewish holiday that is two days long both outside ... The shofar signifies the presence of God and is a powerful symbol of Abraham’s willingness to sacrifice his son, Isaac ...

There are moments in Jewish history when ancient teachings suddenly illuminate our present. In the wake of October 7, as our people confront pain, resilience, and unity, a midrash in the Mechilta ...

Days before the Eurovision kicks off in Switzerland, Israel’s National Security Council released a travel advisory for Israelis traveling to Basel for the annual song contest. The NSC noted on ...

But she never knew her Granny Fanny; she had never celebrated Jewish holidays. A perennial jar of borscht in the cupboard had been the extent of her Jewishness. “It was so peripheral in my ...

Israelis were warned to conceal Jewish or Israeli symbols and stay away from protests, among other directives. The NSC's directives come two days after 70 former Eurovision participants penned an ...