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  • Richard Dreyfuss in Close Encounters of the Third Kind. (IMDb)
    Richard Dreyfuss in Close Encounters of the Third Kind. (IMDb)
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    Did ‘Close Encounters’ Herald the Advent of a New Religion?

    Spielberg’s 1977 sci-fi epic is loaded with portents, but what do they mean?

    byGabriel Sanders
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    (Abigail Miller/Tablet Magazine)
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    Tell It on the Mountain

    A guide to all our coverage for the Shavuot holiday

    byTablet Magazine
  • Students perform in a Bikurim pageant during Shavuot at the Talmei Aviv Educational Farm, near Ramat Gan, in 1970.
    Students perform in a Bikurim pageant during Shavuot at the Talmei Aviv Educational Farm, near Ramat Gan, in 1970.
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    Field Study: Why Shavuot is All But Ignored Across America

    The holiday is a favorite among scholars, but is it too abstract to become popular among all but the most engaged or observant Jews?

    byAri M. Brostoff
  • Mount Sinai, circa 1910, from the Matson Collection.
    Mount Sinai, circa 1910, from the Matson Collection.
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    On Shavuot, Finding Myself at Sinai. Again.

    A convert to Judaism discusses why the sleepless, all-night study sessions make this her favorite holiday

    bySiân Gibby
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    Dairy Heirs

    Shavuot and cheese, past and present

    byJoan Nathan
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    Shavuot FAQ

    Everything you ever wanted to know about the Festival of Weeks

    byThe Editors
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