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Shavuot: A feast for body and soul
Last weekend, we left the city behind and drove about an hour south to my mother-in-law's kibbutz to see the rolling fields of ripening wheat ready to be harvested just before the Shavuot holiday, exactly like it was in ancient times.
Shavuot, starting...Tags: Bible, Judaism, Religious Texts, Crime, Law and Justice, Russia
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ISRAEL: New monument pays tribute to old hurt of Iraqi Jews
Babylon & BeyondWhen talking about life in the old country, Israel's Iraqi-born Jews acknowledge two eras: before the Farhoud, and after. In June 1941, during the Jewish holiday of Shavuot, nearly 200 of Baghdad's Jews were slain in a killing rampage that...... -
Fresh homemade cheeses for Shavuot
Sometimes when I'm in the kitchen making fresh cheese, I imagine what it must have been like for the primitive nomads who first discovered that the fresh, sweet liquid they had so laboriously milked from their precious flocks quickly soured in the...Tags: Festive Events, Arts and Culture, Sour Cream, Holidays, Judaism
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For the record: June 3 (Food)
Harvest festival: In a Food section story May 27, it was reported that the Jewish holiday Shavuot ended at sundown Friday. That is the practice in Israel. For most Jews in the United States, it ended at sundown on Saturday.Tags: Judaism
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So what was the big deal?
I'm a little confused. What was all that hoopla about Shavuot? What's such a big deal about this holiday that didn't even warrant an entire chapter in my 1973 Jewish Holiday book? Yet when I went to the gym on Wednesday afternoon and saw more crowds...Tags: Passover, Hanukkah, Matzoh, Holidays, Religion and Belief
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Kosher meals fight continues
Florida's Department of Corrections got a stern rebuke from the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals last week when the court sent a lawsuit brought by a Jewish prisoner over the right to receive kosher meals back to a lower court. The appeals court...Tags: Military Justice, Justice System, Religion and Belief, Judaism, Prisons
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Friday State Of The City Mayor Jane Egly will give an overview on what's ahead for Laguna Beach at the annual State of the City address from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the Montage, 30801 S. Coast Hwy. Tickets are $45. For more information, call (949)...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Fishing, Lifestyle and Leisure, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Suzanne Collins
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Celebrate Shavuot -- It's the law
The half-million Jews of South Florida will join their fellows worldwide for Shavuot, the Festival of Weeks, which will start at sundown May 26. Shavuot celebrates the giving of the law to Moses on Mount Sinai. The holiday is one of the three Jewish...
Tags: Memorial Day, Justice System, Fort Lauderdale, Religion and Belief, Judaism
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Rosh Hashanah: Happy New Year, it’s not
The Religion WorldCalled the Jewish New Year, Rosh Hashanah begins at sundown, Sept. 28. Biblical researcher Roger D. Isaacs contends that Rosh Hashana (head of the year) was never intended to signify the start of a new year. “Its original purpose was to be a day... -
The God Squad: Rabbi meditates on his love for Christmas
I love Christmas and I'm a rabbi, so my love for Christmas is the love of a happy and respectful stranger. However, because of all that my dearest friend, Fr. Tom Hartman, taught me, I may, in fact, be a perfect stranger for Christmas. In full...Tags: Purim, Islam, Marc Gellman, Religious Festivals, Judaism
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Jewish holiday of Shavuot begins at sundown Tuesday
The Religion WorldShavuot celebrates the day that God gave the Torah to the Jewish people on Mount Sinai more than 3,300 years ago. Shavuot is a time when the Jewish people renew their acceptance of the Torah. The word Shavuot means “weeks” and marks the...
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