| Shavuot is also considered an agricultural celebration, as it celebrates the festival of the first fruits when wheat is harvested. |
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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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| On Shavuot, we recite Yizkor for parents, siblings, and children who have left us. |
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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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| It was, they said, a gesture of respect on a day when Shavuot traditions prohibit speeches. |
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| Seven weeks after Passover, in the early summer, comes the festival of Shavuot. |
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| Some people also spend the first night of Shavuot studying the Torah. |
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| The night ended with a piano recital. It was a far cry from the traditional Shavuot night service, called tikkun, which is hundreds of years old. |
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| Three days later, on the eve of Shavuot, I discovered that I was pregnant. |
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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 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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| On the first day of Shavuot the Ten Commandments were explained to the people homiletically in the vernacular. |
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| Some communities decorate their synagogues with green plants and flowers, reflecting traditions that Mt. Sinai was a green mountain and that Shavuot is a day of judgment for fruit trees. |
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| This applied to Pessach, Shavuot and Sukkot. |
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| Mr. Von Essen said that 16 candles had been lighted to celebrate Shavuot. |
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| See calendar with reference to Sabbath and Shavuot observations. |
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| There is an odd convergence of themes around the festival of shavuot. |
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