Shavuot
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Shavuot is a major Jewish festival that commemorates the giving of the Torah at Mount Sinai and marks the wheat harvest in Israel.
Observed surface forms (6)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Feast of Weeks | 3 |
| Chag HaShavuot | 2 |
| Pentecost (Jewish) | 2 |
| Giving of the Torah | 1 |
| Shavuos | 1 |
| Zman Matan Torateinu | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Jewish holiday
ⓘ
religious festival ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Shavuot
ⓘ
surface form:
Chag HaShavuot
Shavuot ⓘ
surface form:
Feast of Weeks
Shavuot ⓘ
surface form:
Pentecost (Jewish)
|
| associatedConcept |
Torah study
ⓘ
acceptance of the Torah ⓘ spiritual harvest ⓘ |
| associatedRitual |
Akdamut piyyut in some communities
ⓘ
Counting of the Omer ⓘ Yizkor memorial prayer ⓘ all-night Torah study (Tikkun Leil Shavuot) ⓘ reading of the Ten Commandments ⓘ recitation of Hallel ⓘ |
| associatedText |
Ruth
ⓘ
surface form:
Book of Ruth
|
| biblicalSource |
Book of Deuteronomy
ⓘ
Book of Exodus ⓘ Book of Leviticus ⓘ |
| calendar | Hebrew calendar ⓘ |
| category |
Agricultural festival
ⓘ
Biblical Jewish holiday ⓘ Religious observance in Judaism ⓘ |
| commemorates |
giving of the Torah at Mount Sinai
ⓘ
revelation at Mount Sinai ⓘ |
| dateDetermination |
end of the Counting of the Omer
ⓘ
fifty days after the second night of Passover ⓘ |
| duration |
one day in Israel
ⓘ
two days in the Jewish diaspora (most communities) ⓘ |
| halachicStatus |
Yom Tov (Jewish festival days)
ⓘ
surface form:
Yom Tov
|
| historicalPractice | bringing first fruits to the Temple in Jerusalem ⓘ |
| liturgicalReading |
Ruth
ⓘ
surface form:
Book of Ruth
|
| marks | wheat harvest in Israel ⓘ |
| month | Sivan ⓘ |
| observedBy | Jews worldwide ⓘ |
| occursAfter | Passover ⓘ |
| partOf |
Shalosh Regalim
ⓘ
Three Pilgrimage Festivals ⓘ |
| pilgrimageDestination |
Jewish Temple
ⓘ
surface form:
Jerusalem Temple (historical)
|
| religion | Judaism ⓘ |
| symbol | first fruits (bikkurim) ⓘ |
| theme |
covenant between God and Israel
ⓘ
first fruits and harvest ⓘ revelation of the Torah ⓘ |
| traditionalFood |
blintzes
ⓘ
cheesecake ⓘ dairy foods ⓘ |
| typicalDate | 6 Sivan (most Jewish communities) ⓘ |
| workRestriction | melacha prohibited (similar to Sabbath, with some differences) ⓘ |
Referenced by (34)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Shavuot
this entity surface form:
Feast of Weeks
subject surface form:
Shavuot
this entity surface form:
Chag HaShavuot
subject surface form:
Shavuot
this entity surface form:
Pentecost (Jewish)
subject surface form:
Shavuot
this entity surface form:
Zman Matan Torateinu
this entity surface form:
Feast of Weeks
this entity surface form:
Chag HaShavuot
this entity surface form:
Pentecost (Jewish)
this entity surface form:
Giving of the Torah
subject surface form:
Yom Tov