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Thousands at the Western Wall as Shavuot ends
Over 100,000 people visited the Western Wall over the holiday, with approximately 20,000 participating in the sunrise prayer service.
Over 100,000 people visited the Western Wall over the holiday, with approximately 20,000 participating in the sunrise prayer service.
Israel National News will be offline until Monday night in honor of the holiday of Shavuot.
The true leader leads by example.
'Blessed is the all-Merciful One, Who gave the threefold Torah: Torah, Prophets, and Writings, to the three-fold nation: Priests, Levites, and Israelites, by means of a third-born: Moses...in the third month, Sivan.
Shavuot holiday begins in Israel. INN's North America desk will continue to update the site until Shavuot begins in New York.
Five hospitality tents will serve the masses heading to the Western Wall for Shavuot, offering refreshments and rest areas.
We can glean from the sacrifice of the day a poignant perspective as to how to relate to the learning of the Torah.
Although we all know that we are merely one of billions, we want to feel that our lives matter, that we mean more than just “the average Joe.” How can we do that?
Despite ongoing attacks, Kyiv’s Jewish community marks Shavuot with Torah readings, support for soldiers and prisoners, and widespread aid distribution.
As 50,000 Russian troops mass near Kharkiv, Ukraine’s Jewish community distributes tens of thousands of Shavuot aid packages and plans nationwide Torah readings.
A unique Torah study evening in honor of Shavuot being held now, brought to you by the Conference of European Rabbis and Arutz Sheva.
The Rav famously said, there's no kedusha without hachana - no holiness without preparation. And now, where do we find ourselves on the ladder to holiness once Shavuot is over?
At the end of days, the nations will claim that they are entitled to be rewarded, even though they did not keep the Torah.
We might do well here to recall Shavuot 5708 (1948) - and compare it with Shavuot 1967.
Where would one expect that God would reveal His Torah to the Jewish people?
Celebrating the rescue of our hostages showed the wondrous unity of our people proclaiming the Oneness of Hashem who we thanked.
It has no special mitzvot nor does it have a tractate. But it has a special theme like no other holiday.
The everyday, the mundane - these are not the opposite of holiness, but simply the open space that invites holiness in at every moment.
Shavuot is the festival when we celebrate the receiving of the Torah and, in the words of the late Chief Rabbi Sacks zt”l, we celebrate being “free to” live a Jewish life.
Do you remember where you were when you heard the news about the rescued hostages? We will remember where we were when we heard the good news since it was a moment of unparalleled joy. Take this moment with you forever.
It is difficult for a Jew to leave Mount Sinai, so we try a little longer to stay at the bottom of the mountain.
The protest at the PMs house included a ban on cell phones, uniforms, registration, screening, and orders that changed every few hours.
An app that can generate 64,000 kosher cheesecake recipes aims to prove AI’s value for Orthodox Jews.
Shavuot synthesises the Torah and the Land of Israel perfectly: G-d gave us His Torah on this day to keep in the Land of Israel.
Israel's first Chief Rabbi:It is axiomatic that the Jewish soul and the Torah are a match made in heaven
How can we implore Hashem to grant us favor when the Torah teaches us that He neither shows favoritism nor accepts bribes?
In Israel, it is rare to need to prepare Eiruv Tavshilin, but this Shavuot both those of us in the Diaspora and in Israel will be making it.
The entire chapter of Rabbi Eliezer Melamed's Peninei Halakha, the comprehensive compendium of Halakha, on Shavuot.
Learn the significance of the holiday and its names, about the number 7 in Judaism as well as the number 50 and more.
Shloime Meir composed the song a while ago, but when Mendy Weiss discovered it, he didn't hesitate for a second, and the two began a duet.
But - we sink or swim together, just as a kosher Torah needs all its letters to be kosher.
Man convicted of Duma arson to be allowed to interact with other prisoners during holiday under Ben-Gvir's policy.
Ramban:’Had not Israel accepted the Torah, the world would have returned to nothingness, BY ITSELF...’.
The people who least care about religion are the ones who claim to live by the Ten Commandments.
Civilization is built primarily on values, morality, beliefs, ethics, principles, and attitudes towards human life.
A selection of well-known contemporary commentators on the parasha and the upcoming holiday.
Why not go for it? Why not engage with Torah?
Jewish student accuses school of violating her rights, after family spent years working with district on accommodating Jewish holidays.
Rabbi Uri Zohar was the epirtome of a baal teshuva who uses every minute to make up for what he perceived as lost Torah study time.
More than 50,000 Jews visited the Western Wall during Shabbat and the festival of Shavuot.
Temple Mount authorities report that 754 Jews made their way to the Mount over Shavuot - an increase from previous years.
Head of the Tzohar Rabbinical Organization, speaks about how to prepare for Shavuot - the holiday commemorating the giving of the Torah.
Parashat Naso - Shavu’ot 5782: The parasha and current events.
The word “Morasha” (inheritance) is written only twice in the Torah. Once in reference to the Land and once in reference to the Torah
The Torah lifestyle reaches out to every corner of the world that seems to be empty, shallow and "dry"- and gives it life, color and depth.
Would we not have expected Shavuot, of all the Festivals in our calendar, to be replete with impressive rituals?
What are the memories and thoughts that should fill our minds and hearts as we are about to recite Yizkor on Shavuot?
Why this Parasha is read shortly before we again receive the Torah on Shavuot.
The special laws when Shavuot begins Saaturday night .
The deep meaning of the world "midbar" - translated "desert", but whose root is the same as that of speech - and more insights in Judaism.
The Torah wants us to deduce something from the use of the word "regalim" instead of "peamim." The commentaries enlighten us.
Is this not the voice that we are longing now to hear? The comforting voice of peace, of stillness and serenity.
House in Ashdod suffers direct hit. 25 rockets fired by terrorists fall in Gaza.
Israel's first Chief Rabbi on the Sinai revelation: 'At their source, sound and sight are united.'
The light of Shavuot gives us a chance to connect to the Torah, but how do we do this? The rabbis of Yeshiva website provide some ideas.
Just four days after the Six Day War was over, Jews celebrated Shavuot at the newly-liberated Western Wall. We must continue to celebrate.
A brief lesson from them in maintaining emotional health during this time.
The duality of Shavuot is prominent in the Book of Ruth. The time is the harvest and Ruth accepts the Torah.as the Jews did on Mt. Sinai.
May the unity experienced at Mount Sinai envelop us once again as we study Torah on the holiday of Shavuot celebrating that event.
1,600 sign petition, asking U of Penn to move commencement from Shavuot to another day, which is ignored by the school.