There is an odd convergence of themes around the festival of shavuot. |
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Shavuot is also considered an agricultural celebration, as it celebrates the festival of the first fruits when wheat is harvested. |
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On Shavuot, we recite Yizkor for parents, siblings, and children who have left us. |
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The upcoming holiday of Shavuot commemorates the world-shaking event of the Divine revelation at Sinai. |
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This connects to the second holiday, Shavuot, on which Chazal say the Torah was given. |
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Each of the seven weeks between Passover and Shavuot is dedicated to examining and refining one of them. |
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On Shavuot, the Torah waits to be received by anyone who truly desires to receive it. |
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He was a great Rosh Yeshiva with 24,000 students who all died during this time, the time between Pesach and Shavuot. |
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However, with the Shavuot approaching, we have a chance to reaccept the Torah properly, and we can accept the Mitzvot out of love. |
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But when she got to the last day before Shavuot and was able to say the blessing on the final day of the Omer, her face was shining! |
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However, with the Shavuot approaching, we have a chance to reaccept the Torah properly. |
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Some people also spend the first night of Shavuot studying the Torah. |
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Three days later, on the eve of Shavuot, I discovered that I was pregnant. |
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On Shavuot in the late spring, dairy-based treats are served. |
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There are 7 weeks in the counting of the Omer before Shavuot. |
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In honor of the confluence of Memorial Day and Shavuot, Open Zion is taking the day off. |
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On the first day of Shavuot the Ten Commandments were explained to the people homiletically in the vernacular. |
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See calendar with reference to Sabbath and Shavuot observations. |
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