Happy Shavuot from Jerusalem!

Sunset on June 3rd marks the beginning of the holiday of Shavuot, the Festival of Weeks. Shavuot is one of the three traditional pilgrimage holidays in the Jewish religion, along with Passover and Shukkot. These holidays hold both a historical and agricultural significance and during biblical and Roman times, when the Temple stood in Jerusalem, Jews from around the land of Israel journeyed to the city to bring offerings. Traditionally on Shavuot, Jews presented the first fruits of the season and, for this reason, Shavuot is also known as Hag ha-Bikkurim or the Festival of the First Fruits. In its more historical meaning, Shavuot commemorates the giving of the Torah by God to the Jewish people at Mt. Sinai. Therefore, this holiday is also referred to as Hag Matan Torateinu or the Festival of the Giving of the Torah.
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