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Blintzes

A beloved Shavuot traditional recipe

Why Stay Up All Night Studying Torah?

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

No-Bake Funfetti Cheesecake Recipe

This easy recipe comes together in 20 minutes.

Shavuot II

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

Stay Up All Night With This Dessert

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

A Mixed Mob at Mount Sinai?

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

Do First, Understand Later

The Jews accepted the Torah with the statement "naaseh v'nishma" -- we will do and we will hear.

Rediscovering Megillat Ruth

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

Finding Meaning in the Omer

A time to prepare for receiving the Torah.

The Omer as a Period of Mourning

An overview of the restrictions Jews traditionally observe during the 49 day period between Passover and Shavuot.

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