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Sunday afternoon’s attack in Boulder, Colorado, took place hours before the start of a major Jewish festival, Shavuot.
Jewish groups need training to protect themselves against violent antisemitism, security expert says. 'The threat is real and ...
The attack in Colorado on a march in support of hostages held in Gaza contributed to a sense that simply existing in public ...
By adding Purim to the duo of Passover and Shavuot, this trio reminds us that hiddenness is not static. It is dynamic.
“We in the Wyoming Valley Jewish community are horrified by the attack in Boulder, Colorado, targeting an event in support of ...
The Rabbis tell us that on the morning of the day we’d receive the Torah, we overslept. We didn’t wake up, and Moses had to wake us. To atone for that, we don’t even go to sleep, now we’re reliving ...
If Passover chronicles the epic jailbreak that freed the Jews from slavery, Shavuot is the sober reminder of what we must do ...
So why do so many Jews barely notice Shavuot, the holiday that marks the receiving of the Torah? Many diaspora communities don’t celebrate the holiday at all. In Israel, many treat the holiday as a ...
Q: I oversee a team of five and have one Jewish employee who takes off Jewish holidays, like Passover and Yom Kippur. I treat those holidays like I treat the major Christian holidays everyone gets off ...
Shavuot (pronounced Shah-voo-OTE), Hebrew for “weeks,” has been observed since biblical times. It marks the passing of seven ...