According to Scripture, Shavuot is not the holiday of matan torah, the giving of the Torah to the Jewish people, but rather a national festival. Deuteronomy 26 describes the ceremony performed on Shavuot by citizen-pilgrims offering up their bikkurim — first fruits — at the Temple. When you come in to the land that God... Read More
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