Meanings
- alternativeAlternative form of Shavuot.
Tuesday evening and Wednesday morning, Jews observed the festival of Shevuos in celebration of the giving of the Ten Commandments to Moses, the children of Israel, and through them to all mankind.
1980 May 24, Harold L. Gelfman, “Ten Laws Given to Moses Are Key to Our Survival”, in Saturday Telegraph and News, 154th year, number 145, Macon, Ga.: Macon Telegraph Publishing Co., →OCLC, page 4B, column 42 more examples
Shevuos,* the Jewish Feast of Weeks, also called Pentecost, because it is celebrated on the fiftieth day after the second day of Passover, as we shall presently explain it, is also called the Feast of Harvest—“Yom Havicorim”—the day of the first ripe fruits, as on this day the first fruits were brought as offerings in the temple.
1866 May 19, Richmond Times, volume IV, number 24, Richmond, Va., →OCLC, page [3], column 1Thus what’s especially wonderful at this time, this year, Shevuos comes out on Sabbath and they will both be celebrated together. […] Services will begin at 9:00 a.m. on Friday and Saturday, the two days of Shevuos and will be ushered in on Thursday night and Friday night at 8:00 p.m.
1996 May 23, “Temple Shaare Emeth”, in Canarsie Courier, volume 76, number 21, Brooklyn, N.Y., →OCLC, page 36, column 1
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