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This weekend brings another one of those joining of holy days for both Christians and Jews, in the festivals of Shavuot and Pentecost, which share a common heritage. For our Jewish friends, Shavuot is ...

Shavuot is one of the three liberty-oriented Jewish pilgrimages to Jerusalem: Passover, Shavuot (Pentecost) and Sukkot (Tabernacles), which constitute game-changing milestones in the formation of ...

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Hanukkah, Passover, Rosh Hashanah... most non-Jewish people have at least a vague idea of what those Jewish holidays commemorate, celebrate or honor. But how about Shavuot, the "Feast of Weeks?" ...

For several days I had noticed colorful floats lined up in Zahal Square near City Hall in Jerusalem. Large painted plastic figures of men and women dressed as kibbutzim with tools and tractors were ...

Shavuot is a time for floral celebrations (Picture: Getty Images/Lonely Planet Images) The Jewish festival of Shavuot is due to begin at sundown tonight, falling seven weeks after the festival of ...

Pentecost depiction of Bible with dove as the Holy Spirit Pentecost is a celebration that some Christians observe each year. While it always takes place after Easter, the fluctuation of the date ...

The Jewish festival of Shavuot is due to begin at sundown on Saturday, falling seven weeks after the festival of Passover. Although it’s not one of the best-known of the Jewish holidays, it’s still a ...

(RNS) — This weekend marks the Christian holy day of Pentecost and the Jewish holy day Shavuot. Both involve 'gifts,' but not the kind that come with bows. Let us ’Splain ... Pentecost Sunday (May 20) ...

Verse 1 of Chapter 2 Acts in the King James Version reads: "When the day of Pentecost was fully come...." In the older Catholic version: "When the days of Pentecost were fully accomplished....." To ...