For over two thousand years humanity lived in darkness and confusion. The human imagination could not imagine a One G-d responsible for all creation, who scrutinized human behavior and held them ...

Shavuot, by all reason, should be the pinnacle of Jewish holidays. After all, this was the cataclysmic “day the Earth stood ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. This year, the Jewish holiday of Shavuot began on the evening of June 11. The holiday commemorates Moses conveying the Torah (the ...

At a unique crossroads between religion and cuisine, the holiday of Shavuot, celebrating the giving of the Torah at Mount Sinai some 3,337 years ago, has become a celebration of fine dairy cuisine as ...

LANCASTER, Pa. — As the holiday of Shavuot approaches, families in Lancaster are preparing to honor one of the most meaningful events on the Jewish calendar — the giving of the Ten Commandments at ...

The Torah is described as the Tree of Life, and there is a legend that Mount Sinai once was a “green mountain” covered with ...

The Shavuot festival memorialises the giving of the law to the Jewish people – and is intimately bound to dietary practices.

Jewish identity is not supposed to be about holding onto lifestyle traditions; rather, it holds us accountable for the way we ...

Shavuot may not be the most prominent Jewish festival, but it captures something essential: the belief that education is ...

On the second day of Shavuot, we read the Book of Ruth. Ruth’s husband dies, and she decides to follow her Israelite ...

WHEN ENTERING A Jewish synagogue, one’s eyes are drawn to the front of the sanctuary where the Aron Kodesh, the Holy Ark, stands. Behind the doors sits the focal point of Jewish life — one or more ...