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Date Posted: 07:53:59 06/02/05 Thu
Author: bill
Subject: Re: Oh Mr. Bill and Ms. Patty!
In reply to: aljo 's message, "Oh Mr. Bill and Ms. Patty!" on 09:02:29 05/27/05 Fri

In a nutshell, Shavuot, the Festival of Weeks, occurs 50 days after the Jewish exodus from slavery in Egypt (marked by Pesach or Passover). It celebrates G-d giving the Jews the Torah at Mount Sinai.

"The period from Passover to Shavu'ot is a time of great anticipation. We count each of the days from the second day of Passover to the day before Shavu'ot, 49 days or 7 full weeks. The counting reminds us of the important connection between Passover and Shavu'ot: Passover freed us physically from bondage, but the giving of the Torah on Shavu'ot redeemed us spiritually from our bondage to idolatry and immorality." -Judaism 101

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[> [> I know this will show my complete ignorance, but... -- aljo, 11:31:32 06/05/05 Sun [1]

Is it the sort of holiday where I would wish someone "Happy Shavuot" (or some similar greeting)?

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[> [> [> Re: I know this will show my complete ignorance, but... -- bill, 18:56:41 06/07/05 Tue [1]

Shavuot is probably the most under-appreciated holiday in the Jewish calender. There's no specific ritual or foods so a general Happy Shavuot or ("Hog sa may-och!" in Yiddish) would probably work best; although you may get a sheepish, "um, thanks" look while someone tries to figure out what they can remember about the holiday. lol

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