We Wish You ALL
A Very Happy Chag
Shavuot 5771
Shavuot is a festival with a variety
of names, each one representing
different aspects of the festival.
It is the Hag HaKatzir (harvest festival),
Hag HaShavuot (festival of weeks) and
Hag Habikkurim (festival of first fruits).
The Torah describes the biblical festival
in all three ways. For example, in
Numbers 28:26, the people are commanded
to offer a new meal-offering to the Eternal
on the "day of first fruits" in the
festival of weeks.
Nothing brings in the holiday spirit
more than indulging in a piece of
cheesecake for Shavuot. MORE
Shavuot In Brief
Shavuot began as a harvest festival, but it also commemorates the revelation at Sinai and the giving of the Torah. While Shavuot has few rituals associated with it, many Jews stay up all night studying Torah. Other customs include eating dairy foods and reading the Book of Ruth.