Shavuot
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Shavuot, Shavuos or Shvues, 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 an
Shavuot by Moritz Daniel Oppenheim
Coloured papercut in mixed technique depicting symbols pertinent to Judaism and nature. The inscription reads: "Yom Chag Ha Shavuot Ha Zeh". In the Jewish Museum of Switzerland's collection.
A synagogue sanctuary adorned in greenery in honor of Shavuot
Ruth in Boaz's Field by Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld, oil on canvas, 1828; National Gallery, London
Counting of the Omer
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Counting of the Omer 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" o
Shavuot
…the tradition of Orthodox Judaism, occurred at this date in 1312 or 1313 BCE. The word Shavuot means 'weeks' in Hebrew and marks the conclusion of the Counting of the Omer. Its date is directly linked to that of Passover; the Torah mandates the seven-week Counting of the Omer, beginning on the second day of Passover, to…
Omer calendar
Modern barley field
Modern-day wheat sheaves
1826 Omer calendar-book from Verona (Italy), in the collection of the Jewish Museum of Switzerland