The Torah is described as the Tree of Life, and there is a legend that Mount Sinai once was a “green mountain” covered with ...

Rabbi Daniel Bouskila is the international director of the Sephardic Educational Center.

Shavuot, the holiday that celebrates the Jewish people receiving the Torah at Mount Sinai, begins this year at sunset on ...

Shavuot (pronounced Shah-voo-OTE), Hebrew for “weeks,” has been observed since biblical times. It marks the passing of seven ...

Even after the holiday officially ended, celebrations continued at the Western Wall. Pilgrims lingered at the site, singing ...

It was the collision of Israel’s past with its present and future. The offerings may have been meager. The dairy dishes ...

Over 100,000 people visited the Western Wall over the holiday, with approximately 20,000 participating in the sunrise prayer ...

Faith Time is our weekly conversation on matters of faith. And joining us this morning is Rabbi Steven Silberman with ...

Hebrew scholar and Jewish academic Irene Lancaster unpacks the Jewish perspective of Shavuot - the festival known to ...

As the holiday of Shavuot approaches, families in Lancaster are preparing to honor one of the most meaningful events on the ...

Sunday afternoon’s attack in Boulder, Colorado, took place hours before the start of a major Jewish festival, Shavuot.

Sunday afternoon’s attack in Boulder, Colorado, took place hours before the start of a major Jewish festival, Shavuot. Authorities say a man threw two incendiary devices into a group holding one ...