Shavuot
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Lesson Plan
Bringing Bikkurim (First Fruits)
How was Shavuot celebrated in the time of the temple, and how does this tradition compare with its modern Zionist interpretation?
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Did you know?
According to the Torah, the Festival of Shavuot is celebrated fifty days after Passover. It's the only holiday for which the Torah doesn't note a date. Nowadays, Shavuot is celebrated on the sixth day of the Hebrew month of Sivan.
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Source Sheet
Ten Commandments - Time of the Giving of the Torah
What ideas are expressed in the commandments, and what would you choose as your top ten values?
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Lesson Plan
Bringing Bikkurim (First Fruits)
How was Shavuot celebrated in the time of the temple, and how does this tradition compare with its modern Zionist interpretation?
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Source Sheet
How Were Bikkurim Brought to the Temple?
How was Shavuot celebrated in the time of the temple, and how does this tradition compare with its modern Zionist interpretation?
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Lesson Plan
Shavuot Prayers - Roman Jewish Community 1450
Step back in time to the the Roman Jewish community in the 1400s to consider the effect illustrations can have on the prayer experience.
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Printable Activity
Shavuot Activity Printable Page
These items highlight different aspects of this holiday and demonstrates how it was celebrated in different times and places in the Jewish world.