Shavuot Lema'seh Beit Midrash Articles Around the Jewish Year Shavuot Categories Rosh Hashana Sukkut Tu BiShevat Purim Pesach Nissan Shavuot chanuka iyar Subscribe to our Newsletter I agree to the terms of use and privacy policy of the site. The Bikkurim Festival at Agricultural Settlements in the Early Zionist Period On the "bikkurim" festivities in the early Zionist period in kibbutzim and moshavim. When the farmers called fruit "bikkurim," did this confer to the fruit a... Read More Shavuot: The connection between Shavuot, Megillat Rut, and Harvest One reason cited for reading Megillat Rut on Shavuot is because it occurred during the harvest. Does this fact really matter? On the spiritual significance of... Read More
