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  2. Shavuot - Wikipedia

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    Shavuot is harvest time (Exodus 23:16), and the events of Book of Ruth occur at harvest time. [54] Because Shavuot is traditionally cited as the day of the giving of the Torah, the entry of the entire Jewish people into the covenant of the Torah is a major theme of the day.

  3. Three Pilgrimage Festivals - Wikipedia

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    The Three Pilgrimage Festivals or Three Pilgrim Festivals, sometimes known in English by their Hebrew name Shalosh Regalim (Hebrew: שלוש רגלים, romanized: šāloš rəgālīm, or חַגִּים, ḥaggīm), are three major festivals in Judaism—two in spring; Passover, 49 days later Shavuot (literally 'weeks', or Pentecost, from the Greek); and in autumn Sukkot ('tabernacles', 'tents ...

  4. Bikkurim (first-fruits) - Wikipedia

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    In Exodus 23:16, the holiday of Shavuot is called the "feast of harvest, the first-fruits of thy labours (Heb. bikkurei maasecha)", testifying to the link between bikkurim and this holiday, at which time summer fruit was beginning to ripen and bikkurim were brought. Leviticus 2:14 describes the omer offering, brought on Passover, as bikkurim ...

  5. When Is Pentecost in 2024, and How Long Does This Celebration ...

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    There, we find a biblical outline for the Jewish festival, Shavuot, or Feast of Weeks (see Leviticus 23:15-21, Numbers 28:26-31 and Deuteronomy 16:9-12). Traditionally a grain harvest festival ...

  6. Counting of the Omer - Wikipedia

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    Shavuot is the only major Jewish holiday for which no calendar date is specified in the Torah; rather, its date is determined by the omer count. [ 1 ] The Counting of the Omer begins on the second day of Passover (the 16th of Nisan ) for Rabbinic Jews ( Orthodox , Conservative , Reform ), and after the weekly Shabbat during Passover for Karaite ...

  7. What Is Pentecost and Why Do Some Christians Celebrate It? - AOL

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    According to Faith Giant: "The Pentecost has a variety of names in the Bible: Shavuot, The Feast of Weeks, the First Fruits, or the Feast of Harvest. Pentecost or Shavuot is traditionally known as ...

  8. Christian observances of Jewish holidays - Wikipedia

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    Rabbinic Jews avoid celebration of Shavuot on the day after the Sabbath (the first day of the week). However, Haymanot and Karaite Jews celebrate this holy day according to Scriptural mandate on the day after the Sabbath. This Sunday celebration, in Christian tradition, is calculated as 50 days after Easter (inclusive of Easter Day).

  9. Simchat Torah: The Jewish holiday that celebrates the ...

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    During the festival, Jews celebrate another year of reading and studying the Torah: the first five books of the Bible—Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers and Deuteronomy. ... Jewish Year 5791 ...