Shavuot

Your Investments: Shavuot lessons, from Torah to retirement planning

Shavuot celebrates receiving the Torah. Beyond cheesecake, the holiday teaches restraint, morality, and living wisely, including lessons on finances and desire.

A holiday of cheese and wine
An AI-generated cartoon illustration of Moses presenting the Ten Commandments to the Israelites and linking it to sovereignty over Israel.

Shavuot’s lesson for Israel: Sovereignty without purpose cannot survive - opinion

Huvy Elisha paintings (all oil on canvas): ‘Man with the Torah.’

Revealing the invisible: Jewish artists bring Mount Sinai to life

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Shabbat candle-lighting times for Israel and US


After October 7, the shattered tablets at the heart of Shavuot matter more than ever - opinion

Carrying yesterday’s forms unchanged into altered reality can itself become a kind of falsehood.

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Shavuot 2026: The festival's Jewish mission to elevate the world

Judaism calls on people not to flee the physical world, but to elevate it through Torah and mitzvot.

Judaism seeks to bridge the divide between spiritual and physical.

What Shavuot teaches about Israel’s haredi military service debate

On Shavuot, we recenter Torah study as our supreme value, even as we divert some of its precious human resources toward protecting our people and defending our land.

ULTRA-ORTHODOX RECRUITS arrive at the IDF Recruitment Center at Tel Hashomer, early Jan.

In the age of AI, Shavuot reminds us that wisdom is not data - opinion

Shavuot reminds us that civilization is sustained not only by intelligence but also by covenant, responsibility, and moral restraint.

An illustrative image of man and AI touching.

My Word: Shavuot's striking legacy of Jewish pain, historic success - opinion

Shavuot is celebrated as a harvest festival with a conflicting history of both attacks on Jews in the past and historical military success.

Children from the Toldot Aharon Talmud Torah march through the Mea Shearim neighborhood in Jerusalem ahead of the Shavuot holiday. May 19, 2026.

How Shavuot was rescued by the Torah, and brought home by Israel - opinion

Beyond cheesecake and tradition, Shavuot carries a layered identity that links Sinai, agriculture, and Jewish history from exile to return.

CHILDREN MARCH through the Mea Shearim neighborhood in Jerusalem ahead of the Shavuot holiday.

Shavuot, Shabbat candle-lighting times for Israel and US

See Shavuot and Shabbat times for your area.

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Shavuot 2026: Why the Torah still matters in the age of AI and technology

One of the fundamental principles of Jewish faith is that the Torah is eternal and will never be replaced.

TECHNOLOGY KNOWS how to make life easier, but it does not know how to make a person better.

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Cheese, pasta, and desserts: All the new launches for Shavuot

Shavuot is just around the corner, with major brands launching new dairy-based products for home cooking, hosting, and festive meals, including cheeses, pastas, desserts, and quick kitchen solutions.

Shavuot 2026 – Barilla Tressine pasta.