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Shavuot ( listen ⓘ, from Hebrew: שָׁבוּעוֹת, romanized : Šāvūʿōṯ, lit. 'Weeks'), or Shvues ( listen ⓘ, in some Ashkenazi usage), is a Jewish holiday, one of the biblically ordained Three Pilgrimage Festivals. It occurs on the sixth day of the Hebrew month of Sivan; in the 21st century, it may fall anywhere between May 15 ...
Hebrew. This form of greeting was traditional among the Ashkenazi Jewish communities of Eastern Europe. The appropriate response is " Aleichem Shalom " (עֲלֵיכֶם שָׁלוֹם) or "Upon you be peace." (cognate with the Arabic-language "assalamu alaikum" meaning "The peace [of ] be upon you.)" L'hitraot.
Bikkurim ( Hebrew: בכורים, / bɪˌkuːˈriːm, bɪˈkʊərɪm / ), [1] or first-fruits, are a type of sacrificial offering which was offered by ancient Israelites. In each agricultural season, the first-grown fruits were brought to the Temple and laid by the altar, and a special declaration recited. The laws of this offering appear in the ...
Tikkun Leil Shavuot. Appearance. hide. Tikun leil shavuot, 1873. Tikkun Leil Shavuot (Shavuot night fixing) is a study order intended for the eve of the Shavuot holiday, which includes beginnings and endings of Torah portions, and it is also called the traditional Torah study on the eve of the Shavuot holiday that lasts all night. [1]
Judaism. Counting of the Omer ( Hebrew: סְפִירַת הָעוֹמֶר, Sefirat HaOmer, sometimes abbreviated as Sefira) is a ritual in Judaism. It consists of a verbal counting of each of the 49 days between the holidays of Passover and Shavuot. The period of 49 days is known as the "omer period" or simply as "the omer" or "sefirah". [1]
Hebrew cantillation, trope, trop, or te'amim is the manner of chanting ritual readings from the Hebrew Bible in synagogue services. The chants are written and notated in accordance with the special signs or marks printed in the Masoretic Text of the Bible, to complement the letters and vowel points .
Shiva ( Hebrew: שִׁבְעָה, romanized : šīvʿā, lit. 'seven') is the week-long mourning period in Judaism for first-degree relatives. The ritual is referred to as " sitting shiva " in English. The shiva period lasts for seven days following the burial. Following the initial period of despair and lamentation immediately after the ...
Sivan ( Hebrew: סִיוָן , Standard Sīvan, Tiberian Sīwān; from Akkadian simānu, meaning "Season; time") is the ninth month of the civil year and the third month of the religious year on the Hebrew calendar. It is a month of 30 days. Sivan usually falls in May–June on the Gregorian calendar . Along with all other current, post ...