What I learned by giving up sleep in favor of study on Shavuot
This resolutely modern ceremony held around Shavuot blossomed in America
How I observe Shavuot despite my life-threatening allergy
G-dcast’s latest production features original music by Alicia Jo Rabins
Cancer patients find a new perspective on the present and the future in the Jewish ritual of counting the Omer
The second day of some Jewish holidays is mandated by rabbinic tradition, not Torah law. In today’s world, they’re increasingly hard to observe.
The one custom for celebrating Shavuot is to stay up all night and study Jewish texts. But will we continue celebrating the printed word as more and more of what we read is electronic?