Shavuot for Hebrew Year 5712 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 1950 | 6 Sivan 5710 | ||
| Shavuot 1951 | 6 Sivan 5711 | ||
| Shavuot 1952 | 6 Sivan 5712 | ||
| Shavuot 1953 | 6 Sivan 5713 | ||
| Shavuot 1954 | 6 Sivan 5714 | ||
| Shavuot 1955 | 6 Sivan 5715 | ||
| Shavuot 1956 | 6 Sivan 5716 | ||
| Shavuot 1957 | 6 Sivan 5717 |
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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