Jews Prepare for Shavuot All-Nighter
The holiday of Shavuot, which starts at sunset on Wednesday, recalls the giving of Torah, that pivotal moment when the people of Israel gathered at Mount Sinai and experienced direct divine revelation. It is pretty heady stuff. The Holy Land—as well as Jews across the world—is celebrating Shavuot, one of Judaism's three pilgrimage festivals. Observed [...]