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  2. Shavuot - Wikipedia

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    Shavuot is harvest time (Exodus 23:16), and the events of Book of Ruth occur at harvest time. [54] Because Shavuot is traditionally cited as the day of the giving of the Torah, the entry of the entire Jewish people into the covenant of the Torah is a major theme of the day.

  3. High Sabbaths - Wikipedia

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    The seven festivals do not necessarily occur on weekly Shabbat (seventh-day Sabbath) and are called by the name miqra ("called assembly") in Hebrew . They are observed by Jews and a minority of Christians. Two of the shabbath (holy assemblies) occur in spring on the first and last day of the Feast of unleavened bread .

  4. Shabbat - Wikipedia

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    A halakhically authorized Shabbat mode added to a power-operated mobility scooter may be used on the observance of Shabbat for those with walking limitations, often referred to as a Shabbat scooter. It is intended only for individuals whose limited mobility is dependent on a scooter or automobile consistently throughout the week.

  5. Jewish greetings - Wikipedia

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    Used any time on Shabbat, especially at the end of a Shabbat service. Used also preceding Shabbat almost like "have a good weekend." [2] Gut Shabbes: גוּט שַׁבָּת: Good Sabbath [ɡʊt ˈʃabəs] Yiddish Used any time on Shabbat, especially in general conversation or when greeting people. [2] Shavua tov: שָׁבוּעַ טוֹב ...

  6. High Holy Days - Wikipedia

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    They include the Fast of Gedalia, on the third day of Tishrei, and Shabbat Shuvah, which is the Shabbat between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur. Shabbat Shuvah [3] has a special Haftarah that begins Shuvah Yisrael (come back, oh Israel), hence the name of that Shabbat. Traditionally the rabbi gives a long sermon on that day.

  7. Counting of the Omer - Wikipedia

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    Shavuot is the only major Jewish holiday for which no calendar date is specified in the Torah; rather, its date is determined by the omer count. [1] The Counting of the Omer begins on the second day of Passover (the 16th of Nisan) for Rabbinic Jews (Orthodox, Conservative, Reform), and after the weekly Shabbat during Passover for Karaite Jews ...

  8. Bikkurim (first-fruits) - Wikipedia

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    In Exodus 23:16, the holiday of Shavuot is called the "feast of harvest, the first-fruits of thy labours (Heb. bikkurei maasecha)", testifying to the link between bikkurim and this holiday, at which time summer fruit was beginning to ripen and bikkurim were brought. Leviticus 2:14 describes the omer offering, brought on Passover, as bikkurim ...

  9. Days of week on Hebrew calendar - Wikipedia

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    These rules have been instituted because Shabbat restrictions also apply to Yom Kippur, and if Yom Kippur were to fall on Friday (Yom Shishi), it would not be possible to make necessary preparations for Shabbat, including candle lighting, because the preceding day is Yom Kippur.