5 ways to celebrate Shavuot — without (necessarily) studying Torah
By Ben Sales NEW YORK (JTA) — Shavuot is the “Rodney Dangerfield of Jewish holidays,” says Rabbi Shira Stutman of Washington, D.C.’s Sixth and I synagogue….
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Tikkun Lel Shavuot: A night of engaging learning at Talmud Torah on June 11
(EJNews) – Shavuot is a very special holiday that commemorates the Israelites receiving the ten commandments from G-d on Mount Sinai. It is celebrated 7…
op/ed: What sex in a traditional Shavuot reading can teach today’s teens
By Donna Kirshbaum OMER, Israel (JTA) — As Jews, we tend to pride ourselves on our tradition’s values and how we pass them on to future…
Shavuot: How to Make Perfect Cheesecake 5 Ways
By Ronnie Fein (Nosher) – You know Shavuot is coming when you begin to see cheesecakes everywhere. Countless variations in the bakeries and supermarkets. Endless numbers of…
On Shavuot, remembering the day I almost dropped the Torah
By Edmon Rodman LOS ANGELES (JTA) — On Shavuot, we are reminded that the Torah is a tree of life to which we are to hold…