Shavuot

A Celebration of Receiving the Torah

 

 

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A Holiday With Few Rituals But Deep Meaning

Because Shavuot has few distinct practices, it is among the least-observed Jewish holidays today. But the holiday is deeply meaningful, and makes up in theology what it lacks in ritual.

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All-Night Study

Shavuot commemorates the revelation at Sinai, and so a custom has developed of spending the first night of the festival studying Torah.

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The Ten Commandments

Everyone agrees that there are ten. But what those 10 commandments are is a matter of debate.

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Examining the Covenant

·        The ongoing relationship between God and Jews

·        God is also bound by the covenant

·        Jewish suffering and the covenant

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Recipes

Blintzes, cream cheese pancakes

 

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Bibliography

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