Jewish Holidays
Shavuot History: Talmudic Development
How the Rabbis brought Sinai and the Torah to the center of what had been a harvest celebration.
Shavuot At Home
Shavuot at Home. Shavuot, Receiving the Torah. Featured Articles on Shavuot. Jewish Holidays.
Shavuot In the Community
Some of the customs associated with this holiday display remnants of the agricultural tradition.
Shavuot History
History of Shavuot. Shavuot, Receiving the Torah. Featured Articles on Shavuot. Jewish Holidays.
The Lesson of Habakkuk
An interpretation of this reading explains why Israel received God's revelation.
