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# the Torah (what the Jews got on that day), # flowers (symbolizing how mount sinai was decorated), # the book of Ruth (the book in The Bible that's read on shavuot), # harvesting (the time of year that shavuot takes place), # mount sinai (where the Torah was received by Moses and the Jewish people), # dairy foods (Jews waited to eat meat before the Torah was given since they did not yet know the specific laws of slaughtering animals-after receiving the torah, they were able to learn the laws properly to eat only kosher meat), # 49 (the countdown from the 2nd day of passover till shavuot)
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What country did Shavuot originate from?
Shavuot is a Jewish religious holiday.
What country did Shavuot originate in?
The Shavuot celebration originated in Israel and they celebrate a feast.
Can you wear tefillin on Shavuot?
No. Tefillin are not worn on holidays, including Shavuot, or on the Sabbath.
How long after the passover was shavuot?
Shavuot (mistranslated as Pentecost) was fifty days after the Passover. Still is.
Are strawberry shortcakes a traditional Shavuot dish?
No. Anything dairy is traditional on Shavuot, especially blintzes.
Which Jews celebrate the biblical holiday of Shavuot?
Shavuot is recognized as a festival by all branches of Judaism, Orthodox, Reform, Conserviative. However, of the three pilgrimage festivals, it is the most frequently ignored. (Despite the good food, since cheesecake is a traditioinal food for Shavuot.) I have been to Orthodox synagogues where hardly anyone showed up for Shavuot, and I have been to Reform synagogues that were crowded on Shavuot. Even so it is probable that more Orthodox Jews take Shavuot seriously.
Do Jewish people celebrate Shavuot?
Yes, Shavuot is a Jewish holy day/festival (Leviticus ch.23).
Why do you pray all night on Shavuot?
The custom is not to pray all night, but to study all night. Shavuot is considered to be the anniversary of the Giving of the Torah at Mount Sinai. Tikkun Leil Shavuot is the custom of staying up the entire night (leil) of Shavuot studying with the community in order to reexperience standing at Sinai.
In what culture did Shavuot originate?
Judaism
What scholar talks about shavuot?
A rabbi
On which of the shalosh regalim can you eat dairy?
On Shavuot
Where did Shavuot originate?
It originated in the Jewish religion.
