The Feast of Shavuot

The Feast of Shavuot

The Feast of Shavuot is one of the 3 pilgrimage festivals on the calendar of Jewish holidays. Shavuot means “weeks” and it refers to the instruction to count 7 weeks from the Passover holiday.

But what does the Feast of Shavuot celebrate? We look at the ancient practice of celebrating the Giving of the Torah at this holiday season.

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00:00 WHEN do we celebrate Shavuot?

03:11 WHAT do we celebrate on Shavuot?

05:37 Shavuot Traditions

07:32 What can WE learn from Shavuot?

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