What Is Shavuot? - Chabad.org
WEBShavuot (שָׁבוּעוֹת in Hebrew, also pronounced Shavuos) is a two-day Jewish holiday (June 11-13, 2024) that commemorates the date when G‑d gave the Torah to the Jewish people at Mount Sinai over 3,000 years ago.
Shavuot - Wikipedia
WEBShavuot (listen ⓘ, from Hebrew: שָׁבוּעוֹת, romanized: Šāvūʿōṯ, lit. 'Weeks'), or or Shvues (listen ⓘ) in some Ashkenazi usage, commonly known in English as the Feast of Weeks, is one of the biblically-ordained Three Pilgrimage Festivals.
BBC - Religions - Judaism: Shavuot
WEB18 May 2010 · Shavuot is one of the Jewish harvest festivals, also known as the festival or feast of 'Weeks'. (The other two Jewish agricultural festivals are Passover and Sukkot .) There is no set date for...
Shavuot 101 | My Jewish Learning
WEBShavuot is a springtime holiday that celebrates the giving of the Torah on Mount Sinai. Alongside Passover and Sukkot, it is one of the three pilgrimage festivals, marked in ancient times by the gathering of the entire Israelite people at the Temple in Jerusalem.
Shavuot - The Holiday of the Giving of the Torah - Chabad.org
WEBShavuot 2024 (a two-day holiday, celebrated from sunset on June 11, 2024 until nightfall on June 13, 2024) coincides with the date that G‑d gave the Torah to the Jewish people at Mount Sinai more than 3,000 years ago.
Eleven Shavuot Facts Every Jew Should Know - Chabad.org
WEBThe holiday of Shavuot is a two-day holiday, beginning at sundown of the 5th of Sivan and lasting until nightfall of the 7th of Sivan. (In Israel it is a one-day holiday, ending at nightfall of the 6th of Sivan.) Every year on Shavuot we renew our acceptance of the Torah, and G‑d “re-gives” it to us anew.
Shavuot | Definition, Meaning, & Facts | Britannica
WEB3 days ago · Shavuot, second of the three Pilgrim Festivals of the Jewish religious calendar. It was originally an agricultural festival, marking the beginning of the wheat harvest. Celebration of Shavuot occurs on the 50th day, or seven weeks, after the sheaf offering of the harvest celebrated during Passover.
Shavu'ot - Judaism 101 (JewFAQ)
WEBשָׁבוּעוֹת. Level: Basic. Sunset Jun 11, 2024 - Nightfall Jun 13, 2024. Significance: Remembers the giving of the Torah; also a harvest festival. Observances: Studying Torah. Length: 2 days (Some: 1 day) Customs: Eating dairy foods. Contents. List of Dates.
Shavuot - Jewish Virtual Library
WEBShavuot, the Festival of Weeks, is the second of the three major festivals with both historical and agricultural significance (the other two are Passover and Sukkot). Agriculturally, it commemorates the time when the first fruits were harvested and brought to the Temple, and is known as Hag ha-Bikkurim (the Festival of the First Fruits).
Shavuot (Diaspora) - Festival of Weeks - Hebcal
WEB3 Jun 2011 · Shavuot commemorates the anniversary of the day G-d gave the Torah to the entire Israelite nation assembled at Mount Sinai, although the association between the giving of the Torah (Matan Torah) and Shavuot is not explicit in the Biblical text. The holiday is one of the Shalosh Regalim, the three Biblical pilgrimage festivals.
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