Shavuot

Mineral wines that go great with Shavuot dishes

Two elegant white wines from France land in Israel just before the season of dairy meals, and integrate with a trend of more moderate and mindful alcohol consumption as part of a balanced diet.

Domaine de Châtillon
Hananel, Tze'ela and sons in happier times.

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 The wedding of Yehuda and Hodaya, Inset bottom-right, fallen IDF sgt. Eliyahu Moshe Zimbalist.

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 An illustrative image of an Israeli flag shattered like glass.

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Chilled cocktails and a cheese celebration

White chocolate: Everything tasty on the Shavuot shelf.

 The White Edition, Elite

Especially for Shavuot: This sports brand is wearing white

The international sports and lifestyle brand SKECHERS launches a white sneaker collection that upgrades any outfit effortlessly.

 SKECHERS women, NIS 279

Who counts in Judaism? Lessons from Lag Ba'omer - opinion

If a person misses even one day of counting the Omer, thus “breaking” the set, he is no longer permitted to count new days with a blessing.

 Rabbi Akiva's tomb in Tiberias.

Counting the Omer: A journey from Passover to Shavuot

The pilgrimage festival of Shavuot at the conclusion of the Omer period was in thanksgiving for God’s blessing and protection of the land and its produce.

HARVESTING WHEAT in a field near Rehovot.

Finding the balance: What Jewish law teaches us about avoiding political extremes? - opinion

The liberals are cursing the conservatives; the conservatives are cursing the liberals. Accusations from friends and congregants alike, seeing only the other at fault, blind to our own shortcomings.

 SCULPTURE OF medieval Jewish scholar and later chief rabbi of Egypt, Moshe ben-Maimon, displayed in the city of his birth, Cordoba, Spain. The writer explains that according to Maimonides, the path of the wise is the ‘middle path.’

Jews are in a moment of broken illusions, but we’re stronger than we think - opinion

Our Torah portions offer comfort, reminding us that the past was never perfect and that the gap between the real and ideal has been part of our DNA from time immemorial.

 Friends and family attend the funeral of Israeli soldier Tzur Avraham at the military cemetery in Modi'in, June 16, 2024.

Thoughts on Shavuot and the counting of the Omer

Torah is more than the Pentateuch – it’s an expression of the ‘mind of God’

 STUDYING TORAH at Lindebaum Seminary, Jerusalem.

Shavuot: A 'gouda' history of cheese names and terms

Let’s open the playing field and take a look at some of the delicacies that have graced cheese platters and delectable dishes over the centuries.

 CHEESE BLINTZES are a favorite on Shavuot.

Northern kibbutzim celebrate Shavuot as Hezbollah rockets explode above

Kibbutzim celebrated Shavuot with traditional festivities amidst eerily lively skies filled with rockets and missiles fired by Hezbollah, with kids exclaiming in awe, "Like fireworks."

 Israelis celebrate the Jewish holiday of Shavuot in Kibbutz Ein Ziwan, Golan Heights on June 11, 2024.

Say Cheese: Israel’s dairy holiday has hopes and holes

Israel celebrates the holiday of Shavuot, commonly associated with cheese, as the country’s dairy farms overcome war-related threats and labor shortages.

Montgomery's cheddar cheese