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Shavuot

Many traditional Shavuot foods, like cheesecake, are hard for lactose-intolerant Jews to digest. (Pixabay)
Posted inHolidays

Shavuot 2023: Where to learn, eat cheesecake and more around the Bay Area

Lea Loeb
(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins) by Lea Loeb May 17, 2023
Southwest quiche with cornbread crust — on vacation! (Photo/Faith Kramer)
Posted inRecipe

Nacho quiche is perfect for Shavuot and Mother’s Day

Faith Kramer by Faith Kramer May 11, 2023June 8, 2023
Israelis seen at a Shavuot celebration in Kibbutz Ga'ash on June 8, 2019. (Photo/JTA-Flash90)
Posted inNews

On the kibbutz, Shavuot is a time for remembering the movement’s glory days

by Hillel Kutler and JTA June 3, 2022June 3, 2022
Carrot cake fritters (Photo/Micah Siva)
Posted inRecipe

Shavuot carrot cake fritters — enjoy these immediately!

Micah Siva by Micah Siva May 27, 2022
Musician John Schott is the mind behind an upcoming all-night rendition of "'Round Midnight." (Photo/Cookie Segelstein)
Posted inMusic

Theolonious Monk’s masterpiece becomes an all-night Shavuot musical meditation

Andrew Gilbert by Andrew Gilbert May 23, 2022May 24, 2022
Faith Kramer's Dried Fruit Tsimmes with Chickpeas and Israeli Couscous (Photo/Faith Kramer)
Posted inJewish Life

Try this tsimmes brimming with Shavuot yumminess

Faith Kramer by Faith Kramer May 11, 2021May 11, 2021
Zach (left) and Alec Jaffe running supplies for their ice cream venture in Petaluma. 
Posted inOrganic Epicure

A lifelong habit is the key ingredient for Alec’s Ice Cream

Alix Wall by Alix Wall May 10, 2021May 24, 2021
Joey Soloway and Rabbi Amichai Lau-Lavie during last year’s Dawn. (Screenshot)
Posted inReligion

All-night Shavuot arts festival features local and national talent

Andrew Esensten by Andrew Esensten May 10, 2021July 21, 2021
Two photos side-by-side: On the left, a young white woman stands smiling outside. On the right, a white cake with red decorations on top.
Posted inOrganic Epicure

Layer by layer, stunning kosher cakes rise in the East Bay

Alix Wall by Alix Wall April 28, 2021May 7, 2021
A 1907 postcard depicts the Israelites gathered at the foot of Mount Sinai.
Posted inShavuot

Torah is the water supply that makes Jewish life possible

Rabbi Dov Greenberg by Rabbi Dov Greenberg May 28, 2020

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