What you should know about the Jewish holiday

Shavuot:

By: David Oliver

Shavuot celebrates the Jewish people receiving the Torah from God on Mount Sinai.

Shavuot is one of three pilgrimage festivals mentioned in the Torah.

Sukkot

&

Passover

The other two are:

Jews who observe the holiday typically self-reflect during the 49-day “Omer count” period and work on their spiritual growth.

This year, it begins the evening of Sunday, May 16 and lasts until the evening of Tuesday, May 18.

Traditions include reading the Ten Commandments from a Torah scroll, staying up all night studying Torah and eating dairy.

Another custom includes adorning synagogues with fresh flowers in hero of how Mount Sinai bloomed just before the giving of the Torah.

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