NOUN
- (Judaism) Jewish holy day celebrated on the sixth of Sivan to celebrate Moses receiving the Ten Commandments
How To Use Shavuot In A Sentence
- The 50th day, the day after counting the Omer is completed, is the holiday of Shavuot; it is in a very real sense the culmination of Passover.
- The Rashbi, as he is otherwise known, knew that he would not live past the 33rd day of the Omer, the ritual counting of days between Passover and Shavuot, the holiday marking the Israelites' receiving of the Torah from God.
- Three times a year - on Passover, Shavuot and Sukkot - we made the pilgrimage to Jerusalem.
- However, with the Shavuot approaching, we have a chance to reaccept the Torah properly.
- The day of Pentecost or Shavuot, the late Spring thanksgiving for first harvest.
- There are 7 weeks in the counting of the Omer before Shavuot.