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Perhaps less known than Passover, the High Holidays and Sukkot, Shavuot is a Biblical Holiday celebrating the giving of the Torah at Sinai.
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Eleven Shavuot Facts Every Jew Should Know
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Every year on Shavuot we renew our acceptance of the Torah, and G‑d “re-gives” it to us anew.
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21 Things the Torah Is Compared To
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Scripture and the sages employed a range of metaphors to describe different aspects of the Torah.
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Learn about the Giving of the Torah on Mt. Sinai, the most seminal event in Jewish history.
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