The word Shavuot means "weeks" in Hebrew, and marks the conclusion of the Counting of the Omer. Its date is directly linked to that of Passover; the Torah ...

The Hebrew name of the holiday 'Shavuot' {שבועות} means 'weeks' and represents, according to the Jewish tradition, another phase in the journey of the people ...

Shavuot means “weeks” in Hebrew, which is why it is also known as “The Festival of Weeks” in English. The name is derived from the seven weeks of counting ...

The festival of Shavuot ("Weeks, "Pentecost"") marks the culmination of the redemption, sometimes called Atzeret Pesach (עצרת פסח), or "the Gathering rally ...

Shavuot (שָׁבוּעוֹת in Hebrew, also pronounced Shavuos) is a two-day Jewish holiday (June 1-3, 2025) that commemorates the date when G‑d gave the Torah to the ...

According to Talmudic traditon, Shavuot is the day when the Ten Commandments were given on Mount Sinai. The “ten words” (Hebrew: Asseret ha-Dibrot) represent ...

Shavuot / שָׁבוּעוֹת “Weeks”) is a Jewish holiday that occurs on the sixth day of the Hebrew month of Sivan (late May or early June).

The Book of Exodus 23:16 designates it as “Hag HaKatzir” — theFestival of the Harvest — which identifies the holiday with an agricultural season. The Book of ...

Shavuot is a Hebrew word meaning “weeks” and refers to the Jewish festival marking the giving of the Torah at Mount Sinai. Shavuot, like so many other ...

Shavuot is a celebration of giving and receiving. In this holiday we celebrate the giving of the Torah (Matan Torah – מַתַּן תּוֹרָה) to the Jewish people on ...