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Jews Prepare for Shavuot All-Nighter
Written by on June 7, 2011The holiday of Shavuot, which starts at sunset on Wednesday, recalls the giving of Torah, that pivotal moment when the people of Israel gathered at Mount Sinai and experienced direct divine revelation. It is pretty heady stuff. The holiday of Shavuot, which starts at sunset on Wednesday, recalls the giving of Torah, that pivotal moment [...]
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Written by on June 7, 2011The holiday of Shavuot (pronounced SHAH-voo-OTE), which celebrates the giving of the Torah at Mt. Sinai, begins at sundown tonight and continues through Thursday evening. It's a major holiday, though one that isn't as well known as some (ie Passover, Our Patriarchs studied and taught Torah centuries before the Torah was “given” to the Israelites [...]
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