SHAVUOT
שבועות« Receiving the Torah as if it were given to us today. »
Next occurrence11 June 2027 – 12 June 2027 · In 226 days
The feast begins the evening before, at sunset.
Calendar: choose your city to determine the Israel or Diaspora context.
Shavuot is celebrated for one day in Israel and two days in the Diaspora.
The essentials
In brief
Shavuot, the 6th of Sivan, is the day of the giving of the Torah at Sinai.
The holiday closes the counting of the Omer that began at Passover: the freedom received here finds its content.
It is also a holiday tied to the land: that of the first fruits brought to the Temple.
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THE GIVING OF THE TORAH
Shavuot is not merely a remembrance: tradition presents the giving of the Torah as a commitment renewed each year.
The Exodus from Egypt finds here its purpose: a freedom that receives a direction.
THE NIGHT OF STUDY
The widespread custom is to stay up the night of Shavuot to study, alone or in community.
Study programs vary by community; what matters is the study itself.
THE PRAYERS OF THE HOLIDAY
The morning service includes the reading of the Ten Commandments, and the holiday has its own Musaf.
AT HOME
Festive meals and food customs vary by community.
The holiday is also that of the first fruits: an attentiveness to what is received and shared.
Food customs differ from one community to another: follow that of your family.
Editorial references: Shemot / Exodus 19-20 · Vayikra / Leviticus 23:15-21
Festival dates
From the evening of Thursday 10 June 2027 until Saturday 12 June 2027
ו׳ סִיוָן תשפ״ז
The feast begins the evening before, at sunset.
Key points
- Shavuot is the 6th of Sivan, at the end of the counting of the Omer.
- The holiday commemorates the giving of the Torah at Sinai.
- The custom is to stay up at night to study.
- The Ten Commandments are read at the morning service.
- In the Diaspora, the holiday lasts two days.
PRACTICAL INFO — THIS OCCURRENCE
Jerusalem
Times for this occurrence, calculated for Jerusalem (Israel) in its own time zone.
Times are unavailable for this date and city.
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What this feast teaches us
« The Torah was passed on to us. It is now for us to pass it on in turn. »
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