Counting the 49 Days of Sefirat Ha’Omer is not easy; it involves consistent and constant care and attention. The same goes ...

Shavuot, a holiday that commemorates the giving of the Torah, is traditionally celebrated with dairy foods. Blintzes are available by pre-order only at beth-torah.org/blintz-blitz. Pickups will be ...

Friday May 16 is Lag Ba'Omer, the 33rd day of the counting of the Omer and the yahrzeit (anniversary of death) of Rabbi ...

This ability, to see the good even in something that appears faulty, is what God demanded of Moses before he could redeem ...

Shavuot Through History: Do Jews Today Have It All Wrong? Shavuot is not a holiday in its own right - we don't actually know the exact date of the celebration, nor does it have a name in the Bible.

Ten sticky fingers. Ten incredible reasons to harness time. This season between the Festivals of Passover and Shavuot, Jews traditionally count off each day with a measurement of barley.

From the second day of Passover until Shavuot, Jews count seven weeks to commemorate the period between the Exodus from Egypt and the Revelation at Sinai. This process, sefirat ha’omer (the ...

In a seemingly analogous (but not strictly corresponding) fashion, the Hasidic tzaddik distributes the leftovers of his third ...

They call me "NewsHound IV," because I'm a clever Finnegan, sniffing out stories all over the Boulder area. I love Jewish ...

Next Thursday evening 25 th May is Erev Shavuot. The holiday celebrates the giving of the Torah on Mount Sinai as well as the grain harvest for the summer. In biblical times, Shavuot was one of ...

Coming 50 days after Passover, Shavuot marks the end of the grain harvest and the anniversary of the giving of the Torah at Mount Sinai. Shavuot is also one of the Shalosh Regalim, the three ...

Themes: The Jewish festival of Shavuot; the Bible story of Ruth and Naomi; loyalty; welcoming others. Ruth: Yes, my first husband was Jewish and from here - in Bethlehem. He moved to Moab with his ...