Counting on one another for kindnesses. Counting the days from Passover to Shavuot. Counting on our heroes every moment, trying to make every moment count. How about counting heroes from Passover ...

By adding Purim to the duo of Passover and Shavuot, this trio reminds us that hiddenness is not static. It is dynamic.

Even as there are abundant mystical reasons why we count up preferably than down en route to Shavuot, they are not necessarily the province of our understanding. Acting to increase the merit in ...

What, then, is the purpose of Shavuot? Why was this special day instituted? Why were the Israelites commanded to count seven weeks of seven days? A controversy arose between the ancient Sadducees ...

Even so, the seven weeks between Pesach and Shavuot is a time of partial mourning for Jews. It is also a time of counting the days in a ritual called counting the Omer. Omer refers to a measure of ...

Ten incredible reasons to harness time. This season between the Festivals of Passover and Shavuot, Jews traditionally count off each day with a measurement of barley. We call this “counting the ...

The Rambam begins the Mishneh Torah with a listing of all 613 mitzvot, including: #161: To count 49 days of the Omer… #162: To rest on the fiftieth day. That’s all the mention that Shavuot merits.

Jews who observe the holiday of Shavuot typically self-reflect during the 49-day "Omer count" period and work on their spiritual growth. Jews who observe Shavuot typically eat dairy during the ...

If Passover chronicles the epic jailbreak that freed the Jews from slavery, Shavuot is the sober reminder of what we must do with that freedom.

Each week of the Jewish calendar has an assigned Bible reading. This week, we begin reading a new book of Torah (Bible) called Numbers. In Hebrew, the name is Bamidbar, meaning “In the ...