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Shavuot

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
Mini cheesecakes with rhubarb and strawberries 
(Photo/Faith Kramer)
Posted inRecipe

Strawberry rhubarb cheesecake for a sweet (and slightly tart) Shavuot

Faith Kramer by Faith Kramer May 31, 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
A 1907 postcard depicts the Israelites gathered at the foot of Mount Sinai.
Posted inTorah

For a relationship with God, we’ve got to make progress every day

Rabbi Joey Felsen by Rabbi Joey Felsen May 20, 2022May 19, 2022
"Shavout" by Moritz Daniel Oppeneheim, 1880
Posted inColumns

Month of Sivan: This summer, let truth be your shield

Lorelai Kude by Lorelai Kude May 12, 2021
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
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
plate with pancakes and strawberries next to fake flowers
Posted inRecipe

Perfect pink pancake cake for Mother’s Day or Shavuot

Faith Kramer by Faith Kramer May 5, 2021May 5, 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

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