An interpretation of this reading explains why Israel received God's revelation.

This commentary is provided by special arrangement with American Jewish World Service. To learn more, visit www.ajws.org.At one level, the three ...

It’s Shavuot! It’s Memorial Day weekend! It’s my first week in a new city! In fact, it’s all three of ...

This reading includes the biblical commandment to consecrate the first-born males of the flock to God. It then turns to ...

Tonight, Jews across the world will pull an all-nighter. Some will sit in synagogue all night long; others will “shul-crawl,†...

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It’s customary to stay up all night learning Torah on the first night of Shavuot. Though I used to pull ...

When I think about Shavuot, the first image that pops into my head is a mob of Israelites gathered at ...

Last year I rediscovered Megillat Ruth. On the morning of the second day of Shavuot I joined a closely knit ...

A time to prepare for receiving the Torah.