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  • Ruth and Boaz in Egermeier’s Bible Story Book.
    Ruth and Boaz in Egermeier’s Bible Story Book.
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    A Convert’s Bible Stories: How a Christian Book Introduced Me to Ruth and David

    A well-thumbed book from my Lutheran childhood is now the ideal text for my Shavuot study and reflection

    byC. A. Blomquist
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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
  • 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
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