Shavuot

Wine Talk: Wine and cheese, please

On Shavuot, it is traditional to serve dairy products, and it is the perfect opportunity to have a wine and cheese party.

YARDEN SAUVIGNON BLANC is perfect with goat cheese. Cheese and wine are natural partners.
Cheese and fruit board

In the kitchen with Henny: Cheesy does it

BNEI AKIVA youth movement members dance with a Torah scroll at the Western Wall on Jerusalem Day, on May 20, 1974.

Your Investments: Financial freedom and Jerusalem unification

A Shavuot table designed by Hamashbir experts

Shavuot table design: The guide to festive hosting


Wine talk: Celebrating Shavuot in white and pink

Many wine folk will be organizing wine & cheese parties for Shavuot, and for this a variety of white and rosé wines are recommended.

THOUGH WHITES are the norm, choose red if that is what you prefer

A Zionist holiday: By celebrating Shavuot, we celebrate resettling Israel - opinion

By celebrating Shavuot, we celebrate our connection to the land and our ability to make the desert bloom. It is our Garden of Eden.

PREPARING FOR Shavuot in Mevo Horon

Brand news: Hot on the beach and who made a comeback?

The cream that beats time, opening the season at the beach, the world of coffee goes pastel, scandalous perfumes, a unique pop-up, mesmerizing eyeshadow, and new flavors for Shavuot.

 Hot summer

Brand news: Ocean-inspired jewelry and fun cakes for Shavuot

When saffron wraps the body in sensuality, sea-inspired jewelry, a brand launching new eyeshadows, sun protection for the skin, what to take to the beach, the magic stick, and more new products.

 Pandora

Shavuot: A time for Jews to become the people God envisions us to be

On a thousand lives and the one that truly matters: Through Torah study, we don’t just read about heroes and villains, saints and sinners; we learn to become the people God envisioned.

 ‘I HAVE floated down the Mississippi River on a raft, through the books I have read.’

Shavuot 2025 taste test: The new products that will elevate your holiday table

Ahead of Shavuot, we tasted new products that will upgrade your holiday table — from cheese sauces and pastas to salads and a touch of alcohol.

 New on the shelf, consumer goods

What blessing Is recited over cheesecake? Rabbi Shay Tahan clarifies ahead of Shavuot

Is the “Mezonot” blessing sufficient? And what if there’s a thick layer of cheese? Rabbi Tahan explains: Sometimes two blessings are required – and even two concluding blessings.

 A slice of cheese cake

This week in Jewish history: Shavuot, and the Six Day War

A highly abridged weekly version of Dust & Stars – Today in Jewish History.

DAVID RUBINGER’S iconic photo of the IDF paratroopers at the Kotel during the Six Day War in 1967.

12 gorgeous white dresses for Shavuot

This coming Sunday evening we will mark the holiday of Shavuot, and as unsurprising as it is to go for an all-white total look – there’s no more winning formula than that.

 Anna October for Factory 54 – NIS 2,990

The best cheesecakes for Shavuot

Dessert consensus, emotional sweep, and indulgence with no limits.

 Lehamim Bakery