Who Needs Shavuot?
by Rabbi Rick Schechter It’s the black sheep of the Jewish calendar—unfortunately. Shavuot, the Feast of Weeks, is a holy day often overshadowed and overlooked in the contemporary Jewish world. How could this have happened? It had such an auspicious start.
We Were Slaves In The Land Of Egypt
Today is the 23rd day of the omer, the period of counting that Jews engage in from Passover to Shavuot.
Divine Revelation and Processed Food?
In the world of nutrition and health today, there is a lot of talk about the difference between whole and processed foods.
Counting Up and Counting Down
We are four weeks into the Counting of the Omer, the period of seven weeks between Passover and Shavuot.
Shavuot: A Multi-Faceted Celebration
The history and theology behind our Jewish holidays can be found most clearly in the panoply of names that the Jewish tradition has used to identify them. The upcoming holiday of Shavuot is no different.