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Shavuot

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
The Haifa Municipal Band playing in the 1933 Bikurim parade. (Photo/ GPO via Wikipedia)
Posted inShavuot

When Haifa was party central at Shavuot

Rachel NeimanISRAEL21c logo by Rachel Neiman and ISRAEL21c May 27, 2020
Many traditional Shavuot foods, like cheesecake, are hard for lactose-intolerant Jews to digest. (Pixabay)
Posted inShavuot

Virtual Shavuot events around the Bay

Rebecca Landau by Rebecca Landau May 27, 2020July 9, 2021
An Israeli postage stamp from 1961 depicts Gemini, the sign of the Hebrew month of Sivan. The Hebrew text reads "Mazal T'omim — the sign of Gemini" and "Chodesh Sivan — the month of Sivan." (Photo/Flickr-karen horton CC BY-NC 2.0)
Posted inColumns

Month of Sivan: How deep do our roots really go?

Lorelai Kude by Lorelai Kude May 25, 2020May 25, 2020
Whipped Coffee (Photo/Faith Kramer)
Posted inRecipe

This internet coffee trend fulfills that Shavuot dairy obligation

Faith Kramer by Faith Kramer May 22, 2020May 26, 2020
Sammy Miller and the Congregation will play at "Night Shift," a late-night Shavuot event in a Palo Alto shopping center, June 8, 2019.
Posted inShavuot

An eclectic Shavuot all-nighter in a Palo Alto shopping center

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky June 5, 2019June 5, 2019
Faith Kramer's Mushroom-Cheese Strudel (Photo/Faith Kramer)
Posted inRecipe

This mushroom-cheese strudel is ideal for our cheesiest holiday

Faith Kramer by Faith Kramer June 4, 2019
People running from tear gas at the border fence with Israel in Gaza City, May 15, 2018 (Photo/JTA-Spencer Platt-Getty Images)
Posted inLetters

We’re wrong about Gaza; Arthur Waskow is wrong about Ruth; etc.

by J. Readers June 1, 2018May 31, 2018
Part of the Blossom Catering menu for The Kitchen's 2018 Shavuot Banquet (Photo/David A.M. Wilensky)
Posted inColumns

A Shavuot banquet that went beyond blintzes; Solomon’s Deli in soft opening

Alix Wall by Alix Wall May 31, 2018May 31, 2018
Faith Kramer's gluten-free Blueberry Yogurt Tart in Almond Crust (Photo/Faith Kramer)
Posted inJewish Life

Have a very dairy Shavuot with blintzes and this yogurt tart

Faith Kramer by Faith Kramer May 17, 2018

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