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Why is it customary to remain awake all night on the first night of Shavuot?

On the day of the giving of the Torah, instead of rising at the crack of dawn, or earlier, to adequately prepare for the momentous event which...

Please give me the background on Ruth as mentioned in the Torah?

Ruth was a Moabite woman who converted to Judaism and became the great-grandmother to King David. She was a princess in the royal...

What are bikurim?

A. “Bikurim” means “first ones.” It refers to the first seasonal fruits of one’s orchard, and is one of the mitzvahs in force...

Why is Ezekiel's vision of the Divine chariot, the Haftorah on Shavuot?

The talmudic commentator, Rashi, explains1 that G-d descended upon Mount Sinai accompanied by myriad angels (and Ezekiel’s vision speaks of these...

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