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

Rabbi Daniel Bouskila is the international director of the Sephardic Educational Center.

The Torah is described as the Tree of Life, and there is a legend that Mount Sinai once was a “green mountain” covered with ...

It was the collision of Israel’s past with its present and future. The offerings may have been meager. The dairy dishes ...

Hebrew scholar and Jewish academic Irene Lancaster unpacks the Jewish perspective of Shavuot - the festival known to ...

This identification of Israel with the Almighty is so profound that Shavuot was transformed into the concept of a spiritual ...

Even after the holiday officially ended, celebrations continued at the Western Wall. Pilgrims lingered at the site, singing ...

As the holiday of Shavuot approaches, families in Lancaster are preparing to honor one of the most meaningful events on the ...

Sunday afternoon’s attack in Boulder, Colorado, took place hours before the start of a major Jewish festival, Shavuot.

What Is Shavuot? the Jewish Festival That Started Hours After Boulder, Colorado, Attack Sunday afternoon's attack in Boulder, Colorado, took place hours before the start of a major Jewish festival ...

Sunday afternoon's attack in Boulder, Colorado, took place hours before the start of a major Jewish festival, Shavuot. Authorities say a man threw two incendiary devices into a group holding one ...