What is Shavuot?
Shavuot (Feast of Weeks) commemorates the revelation of the Torah on Mt. Sinai to the Jewish people, and occurs on the 50th day after the 49 days of counting the Omer. Shavuot is one of the three biblically based pilgrimage holidays known as the shalosh regalim. It is associated with the grain harvest in the Torah.
How is Shavuot celebrated?
Shavuot is observed by abstaining from work and attending synagogue services. A few special readings are recited: a liturgical poem called Akdamut, which emphasizes the greatness of God; the Book of Ruth, because the story highlights one woman’s choice to join the Jewish people and accept the Torah; and the Ten Commandments, in honor of the revelation of the Torah. It is also customary to study Torah all night; this practice is called Tikkun Leil Shavuot
Shavuot or Shovuos, in Ashkenazi usage; Shavuʿoth in Sephardi and Mizrahi Hebrew, is known as the Feast of Weeks in English and as Pentecost in Ancient Greek. It is a Jewish holiday that occurs on the sixth day of the Hebrew month of Sivan. Shavuot has a double significance.Wikipedia
Date: Sat, Jun 8, 2019 – Mon, Jun 10, 2019
Also called: "Feast of Weeks" (English)
Ends: 7th (in Israel: 6th) day of Sivan
Observed by: Jewish people Wikipedia
Jewish Year 5779: Sunset May 19, 2018 – Nightfall May 21, 2018
Jewish Year 5780: Sunset June 8, 2019 – Nightfall June 10, 2019
Jewish Year 5781: Sunset May 28, 2020 – Nightfall May 30, 2020
Jewish Year 5782: Sunset May 16, 2021 – Nightfall May 18, 2021
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