As Shavuot approaches, our thoughts turn not only to the giving of the Torah and the Ten Commandments but also to the pressing moral questions of our time. “Did you know that in the past 600 days ...
The literal translation of Shavuot is the Festival of Weeks” because of the holiday’s connection with Passover. In Rabbinic Hebrew, this festival is called Atzeret because it is similar to Shemini ...