(RNS) — This weekend marks the Christian holy day of Pentecost and the Jewish holy day Shavuot. Both involve 'gifts,' but not the kind that come with bows. Let us ’Splain ... Pentecost Sunday (May 20) ...

While Shavuot is primarily known today for commemorating the giving of the Torah at Sinai, this aspect of the holiday is only ...

This weekend brings another one of those joining of holy days for both Christians and Jews, in the festivals of Shavuot and Pentecost, which share a common heritage. For our Jewish friends, Shavuot is ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Shavuot, which means "weeks" in Hebrew, is probably the most important Jewish holiday non-Jews have never heard of, commemorating ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Pentecost depiction of Bible with dove as the Holy Spirit Pentecost is a celebration that some Christians observe each year. While ...

I am spending this Pentecost Sunday at Auschwitz, where my journalist husband is working on a story. This past week, instead of the Christian Pentecost, I celebrated the original Jewish Pentecostal ...

Shavuot is one of the three liberty-oriented Jewish pilgrimages to Jerusalem: Passover, Shavuot (Pentecost) and Sukkot (Tabernacles), which constitute game-changing milestones in the formation of ...

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The Jewish festival of Shavuot is due to begin at sundown on Saturday, falling seven weeks after the festival of Passover. Although it’s not one of the best-known of the Jewish holidays, it’s still a ...

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Pentecost depiction of Bible with dove as the Holy Spirit Pentecost is a celebration that some Christians observe each year. While it always takes place after Easter, the fluctuation of the date ...