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


Ahead of Shavuot: White wine and a sparkling cocktail made from natural fruit extracts

If alcohol, at least let it be quality, and always in moderation: South African white wine and a cocktail with natural fruit extracts.

 Sauvignon Blanc

Down to earth, up to heaven: Moshe’s battle with the angels


Want to celebrate Shavuot properly? Here are the deals that will make your holiday affordable

The City Market chain offers promotions on cheeses, pastas, and baked goods until June 3. CEO: "Every family deserves to celebrate a flavorful holiday without compromising on budget."

 City Market

The promotions and new home products

From golden anniversary launches to summer picnic must-haves: Exclusive deals and new home collections from TUMI, IKEA, Castro Home, Kenwood, House of Marley, and More.

 TUMI, a carry-on trolley suitcase – NIS 6,950

What will be featured on the holiday table? Tnuva’s new products for Shavuot

Ahead of the holiday, the company is launching new products, including goat cheeses, sugar-free oat drink, salmon cubes, and focaccias.

 Tnuva's Shavuot products

Chilled cocktails and a cheese celebration

White chocolate: Everything tasty on the Shavuot shelf.

 The White Edition, Elite

Especially for Shavuot: This sports brand is wearing white

The international sports and lifestyle brand SKECHERS launches a white sneaker collection that upgrades any outfit effortlessly.

 SKECHERS women, NIS 279

Who counts in Judaism? Lessons from Lag Ba'omer - opinion

If a person misses even one day of counting the Omer, thus “breaking” the set, he is no longer permitted to count new days with a blessing.

 Rabbi Akiva's tomb in Tiberias.

Counting the Omer: A journey from Passover to Shavuot

The pilgrimage festival of Shavuot at the conclusion of the Omer period was in thanksgiving for God’s blessing and protection of the land and its produce.

HARVESTING WHEAT in a field near Rehovot.

Finding the balance: What Jewish law teaches us about avoiding political extremes? - opinion

The liberals are cursing the conservatives; the conservatives are cursing the liberals. Accusations from friends and congregants alike, seeing only the other at fault, blind to our own shortcomings.

 SCULPTURE OF medieval Jewish scholar and later chief rabbi of Egypt, Moshe ben-Maimon, displayed in the city of his birth, Cordoba, Spain. The writer explains that according to Maimonides, the path of the wise is the ‘middle path.’