Celebrating Shavuot With Ben Shapiro
Staying up and learning all night on Shavuot is something I try to do every year. What made the experience this year one I’ll never forget was the chance I had to participate in a Bible study with renowned political commentator and author Ben Shapiro.
Is Shavuot the Key to a Deeper Christian Understanding of the Bible?
Fixing the mistaken Christian belief that Pentecost and Shavuot are identical may be the key to better Jewish-Christian relations. It also has enormous potential to enable Christians to understand the Bible as Jesus did.
Shavuot Temple reenactment takes place outside Jericho: ‘Battling Amalek inside Israel’ [Watch]
“Jews bear witness to the world that God created the world and commanded an order in the world, including which nations live in which land,” Rabbi Weiss said. “Amalek tries to reject this but Shavuot reinforces this.”
Observing the Biblical Jewish Pilgrimage Festivals Today
Without a Temple, how is the Bible’s commandment that the Jewish people appear at the site of the Holy Temple three times a year observed today?
The Book of Ruth: A Zionist Story For Shavuot
The duality of Shavuot is undeniable: the yom tov exists, or rather coexists, with distinctly different facets.
The Deep Spiritual Meaning of Cheesecake on Shavuot
A delicious Shavuot tradition has deeper symbolic roots than you might expect.
Focus on Temple Mount Returning Blessings to the World
Though there is no Temple in Jerusalem, in very many ways, Jewish sources describe the Temple Mount as the viaduct for blessings, spiritual and material, to flow into the world. Several experts weigh in on this source of divine bounty.
First Fruits’ Ceremony Reenacted Overlooking Temple Mount [PHOTO SPREAD]
Descendants of Aaron the High Priest recreate the ritual of ‘the first fruits’ as it was performed in the Temple.
Israeli Kids Near Gaza Wage ‘Kite Peace’
‘We just want to live here in peace,’ said the residents of a nearby Kibbutz. ‘Life here in the Negev is magical and we want it to stay that way.’
Basher Fromagerie Prepares for Shavuot in Jerusalem
The Shavuot holiday’s custom of eating cheese and dairy products makes a unique store in Jerusalem quite possibly the busiest in the city’s Mahane Yehuda shuk (market).