Shavuot for Hebrew Year 5242 began in Israel 🇮🇱 on and ended on .
The festival of Shavuot (or Shavuos, in Ashkenazi usage; Hebrew: שבועות, lit. “Weeks”) is a Jewish holiday occurring on the sixth day of the Hebrew month of Sivan (late May or early June). The holiday marks two dimensions: an ancient agricultural festival celebrating the wheat harvest in the Land of Israel, and, according to rabbinic tradition, the anniversary of G‑d giving the Torah to the entire Israelite nation assembled at Mount Sinai. It is one of the Shalosh Regalim, the three Biblical pilgrimage festivals, and marks the conclusion of the Counting of the Omer.
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| Holiday | Starts | Ends in Israel 🇮🇱 | Hebrew Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shavuot 1480 | 6 Sivan 5240 | ||
| Shavuot 1481 | 6 Sivan 5241 | ||
| Shavuot 1482 | 6 Sivan 5242 | ||
| Shavuot 1483 | 6 Sivan 5243 | ||
| Shavuot 1484 | 6 Sivan 5244 | ||
| Shavuot 1485 | 6 Sivan 5245 | ||
| Shavuot 1486 | 6 Sivan 5246 | ||
| Shavuot 1487 | 6 Sivan 5247 |
This page displays the Israel holiday schedule. The Diaspora schedule is used by Jews living outside of modern Israel.
Torah Portion: Exodus 19:1-20:23; Numbers 28:26-31; Ruth 1:1-4:22
Haftarah: Ezekiel 1:1-28, 3:12 · 29 p’sukim
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