For most American Jews today, Shavuot is not exactly a big-ticket holiday. Observance lags behind springtime Passover, and it pales in comparison to Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur, the fall “high ...

Hanukkah, Passover, Rosh Hashanah... most non-Jewish people have at least a vague idea of what those Jewish holidays commemorate, celebrate or honor. But how about Shavuot, the "Feast of Weeks?" ...

Sunday afternoon’s attack in Boulder, Colorado, took place hours before the start of a major Jewish festival, Shavuot. Authorities say a man used a flamethrower and threw an incendiary device into a ...

(The Conversation) — The festival of Shavuot, marked this year on June 5 and 6, celebrates the biblical story of God revealing Torah – Jewish scriptures and teachings – to the Israelites at Mount ...

In honor of the Jewish holiday of Shavuot, which celebrates when God gave Moses the Ten Commandments on Mount Sinai, The Hostages and Missing Families Forum, a volunteer organization founded by ...

(The Conversation) — Shavuot, which was originally an ancient pilgrimage festival, has gone through many changes over the years – as has Judaism itself. (The Conversation) — For most American Jews ...