shavuot
- n (Judaism) Jewish holy day celebrated on the sixth of Sivan to celebrate Moses receiving the Ten Commandments
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- Top 10 Rolling Stones Shavuot songs
The good news? The Rolling Stones will play Tel Aviv in June . The bad news? A large portion of Israelis won’t be able to go. The concert, scheduled for June 4, falls at the end of Shavuot — making it near impossible for holiday-observant Israelis to go see Mick, Keith and Co. prove they’ve still got the magic at age 70. Jewish Home MK Nissan Slomiansky petitioned the Stones to move the concert ...
April 4, 2014 - The Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles - Organization of Reform Rabbis Re-Introduces Ancient Practice of Omer for Modern Audience
For generations, the period between the end of Passover and the Shavuot has been largely removed from Reform liturgy. The Omer, as this period of time is called, represents an opportunity to mark time, ...
April 1, 2014 - Marketwired via Yahoo! Finance
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- St Jerome in Jerusalem Post
Israelis speak Hebrew, but many live lives devoid of Judaism. Just closing your schools on Shavuot is not the totality of Judaism,said Rabbi Jerome Epstein, executive vice president of the United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism. "Some...