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Her favorite Shavuot memory is from 2020, because it was a memorable time with so much uncertainty and confusion. “With the kids all home from school, we wanted to figure out a way to create a festive ...

“What are we going to do today?” 6-year-old Aviv demanded as he shoveled in his 10th spoonful of cornflakes in as many seconds. It was shortly before Shavuot last year and the kids were off from ...

Jews mark the holiday with dairy-laden treats, crafts workshops, late-night or even all-night study sessions and sunrise ...

Sunday afternoon’s attack in Boulder, Colorado, took place hours before the start of a major Jewish festival, Shavuot. Authorities say a man used a flamethrower and threw an incendiary device into a ...

When our kids were young, I often made them crepes for Sunday breakfast. Standing at the stove, pouring the batter into the hot pan, I explained that the first crepe is the dog crepe. That first one ...

For most American Jews today, Shavuot is not exactly a big-ticket holiday. Observance lags behind springtime Passover, and it pales in comparison to Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur, the fall “high ...

(The Conversation) — Shavuot, which was originally an ancient pilgrimage festival, has gone through many changes over the years – as has Judaism itself. (The Conversation) — For most American Jews ...