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    Up All Night

    What I learned by giving up sleep in favor of study on Shavuot

    byAlter Yisrael Shimon Feuerman
  • Rabbi Alfred H. Khan with the Temple of Aaron confirmation class, St. Paul, Minnesota, 1920
    Rabbi Alfred H. Khan with the Temple of Aaron confirmation class, St. Paul, Minnesota, 1920
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    How Confirmation Came of Age

    This resolutely modern ceremony held around Shavuot blossomed in America

    byJenna Weissman Joselit
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    Less Dairy, More Davening

    How I observe Shavuot despite my life-threatening allergy

    byAvigayil Halpern
  • Still image from 'Ruth.'
    Still image from 'Ruth.'
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    Book of Ruth Retold in Animated Shavuot Video

    G-dcast’s latest production features original music by Alicia Jo Rabins

    byIsabel Fattal
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    Counting the Days of the Omer, Up or Down

    Cancer patients find a new perspective on the present and the future in the Jewish ritual of counting the Omer

    byBenjamin W. Corn
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    Overtime

    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.

    byTaffy Brodesser-Akner
  • The Tsene-Rene, a Yiddish version of the Bible, published in Amsterdam in 1751.(YIVO)
    The Tsene-Rene, a Yiddish version of the Bible, published in Amsterdam in 1751.(YIVO)
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    Fading

    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?

    byBeth Kissileff
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