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SUMMARY:Lag BaOmer
DESCRIPTION:Celebrated on the 33rd day of the Counting of the Omer holy period\, Lag B´Omer (or Lag BaOmer) recalls great sages and ancient miracles. \nIs Lag B´Omer a Public Holiday?\nWhile this is not a public holiday in the United States\, some Jewish-run organizations are closed on this date. \nWhen Is Lag B´Omer?\nLag B´Omer is celebrated on the 18th day of the month of Iyar in the Hebrew calendar\, which usually falls in May in the Gregorian calendar. \nCounting of the Sheaves\nThe name of this holiday refers to the 33rd day of the Omer\, which translates from Hebrew as a sheaf of wheat or barley. \nA passage in the Torah´s book of Leviticus says that God commanded people to make an offering of a sheaf of barley on each of the 50 days between Passover and Shavuot. \nThe day numbers of 1-50 are called out in the temple after each evening service\, a tradition that became known as the “Counting of the Omer”. \nWhile the origin of this holiday is not entirely clear\, some historians speculate that the 33rd day of this counting was singled out for celebration because an ancient spring festival was also celebrated on this date. Another popular theory is that this was the day that a plague that ravaged the famed Rabbi Akiva’s students in the second century CE suddenly ended. \nBonfires and Bows\nBonfires often light up the sky to celebrate Lag B´Omer. Some scholars say this is meant to represent the teaching and enlightenment\, or “spiritual light” brought into the world by 2nd-century Judean sage Simeon ben Yochai. \nOther historians think there may be a connection between the traditional celebration of Lag B´Omer and European May Day festivals featuring bonfires. \nIn Israel\, a major Lag B´Omer celebration is held at the tomb of Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai\, where large crowds celebrate with bonfires\, torches\, song\, dancing\, and feasting. \nArchery bows also play a part in Lag B´Omer celebrations\, particularly among children. The bow is meant to recall the rainbow sent by God in the aftermath of the great flood as a sign of hope. The Hebrew word for both bow and rainbow is keshet\, so children are often encouraged to play games with bows and arrows as a special part of the observance. \nA Ritual Haircut\nAnother Lag B´Omer tradition is upsherin\, a ceremonial hair cutting usually given to three-year-old boys. In more religious and Hasidic communities\, the boys typically have not had their hair trimmed before this age. \nIn fact\, the Talmud forbids the cutting of hair during the entire Counting of the Omer period\, except on the date of Lag B´Omer. In some places\, the boy´s parents give out wine and sweets in celebration to onlookers while their child gets his first haircut. \nJewish Holidays Last Longer Outside of Israel\nIn the Jewish diaspora—Jewish communities outside of Israel—an extra day is usually added to religious observances\, with the exception of Yom Kippur\, which lasts only one day worldwide\, and Rosh Hashana\, which is celebrated over two days in both Israel and the diaspora. \nThis custom has its roots in ancient times when the beginning of the months in the Jewish calendar still relied on the sighting of the crescent Moon following a New Moon. \nThe beginning of a new month was determined by the Sanhedrin\, the supreme court of ancient Israel in Jerusalem. Once the date was published\, messengers were dispatched to spread the news among Jews living abroad. Since this process took some time\, it was decreed that Jews outside of ancient Israel were to observe every holiday for two days to make sure the rules and customs applicable to each holiday were observed on the proper date. This rule is still observed today.
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SUMMARY:Shavuot
DESCRIPTION:Jewish communities recall the date Moses received the Ten Commandments and celebrate a time of harvest on Shavuot. \nIs Shavuot a Public Holiday?\nWhile this is not a public holiday in the United States\, some Jewish-run organizations are closed on this date. \nWhen Is Shavuot?\nShavuot is celebrated on the 6th day of the month of Sivan in the Hebrew calendar\, which usually falls in May in the Gregorian calendar. \nA Sacred Pact in the Desert\nShavuot represents both the end of a holy period of seven weeks after Passover and the start of the covenant\, or sacred pact\, between God and the Jewish people. \nThe biblical story holds that while the Israelites were encamped at the foot of Mount Sinai\, Moses climbed to the summit and received the Ten Commandments on the 50th day after their flight from slavery in Egypt. On that day\, it is said the mountain bloomed into greenery. \nToday\, Shavuot is used to focus on spiritual cleansing meant to purify worshippers for a new year\, and to celebrate the first harvest of crops. \nIn more religious communities\, students may stay up all night to study the Torah on the eve of Shavuot. This tradition is thought to be an act of repentance for the Israelites\, who were said to have overslept on the day that Moses came down from Mount Sinai with the commandments. \nFirst Fruits and Cheesecake\nFor many Jews\, Shavuot is primarily a harvest celebration. In ancient times\, a gold basket bearing the first “fruits” or harvest of crops was brought to the Temple in Jerusalem on this date. Among the offerings were barley\, dates\, figs\, grapes\, olives\, pomegranates\, and wheat. Today\, symbolic baskets are often created for the holiday and may include other crops grown in Jewish communities. \nAnother modern tradition is eating dairy foods. The biblical reason for this is that Shavuot is connected to the nation´s exodus from Egypt into the Promised Land\, where\, according to the Book of Exodus\, the Jews went “From the misery of Egypt to a country flowing with milk and honey…” (Exodus 3:8-17). \nIn the Ashkenazi\, or European Jewish community\, foods made with dairy products like cheesecake and blintzes are served to echo that scripture passage. Sephardic or North African Jewish communities prefer cheese kelsonnes (a kind of ravioli) and a seven–layer cake known as Siete Cielos (Seven Heavens) to celebrate the day. \nSome other religious traditions have holidays that echo the timing of Shavuot. The Christian festival of Pentecost\, for example\, is observed seven weeks\, or 49 days\, after Easter Sunday\, and celebrates a similar idea of the passing of divine wisdom or spirit to a group of followers. \nJewish Holidays Last Longer outside of Israel\nIn the Jewish diaspora—Jewish communities outside of Israel—an extra day is usually added to religious observances\, with the exception of Yom Kippur\, which lasts only one day worldwide\, and Rosh Hashana\, which is celebrated over two days in both Israel and the diaspora. \nThis custom has its roots in ancient times when the beginning of the months in the Jewish calendar still relied on the sighting of the crescent Moon following a New Moon. \nThe beginning of a new month was determined by the Sanhedrin\, the supreme court of ancient Israel in Jerusalem. Once the date was published\, messengers were dispatched to spread the news among Jews living abroad. Since this process took some time\, it was decreed Jews outside of ancient Israel were to observe every holiday for two days to make sure that the rules and customs
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