Mount Sinai is mentioned in the second book of the Bible, Exodus, as the site where Moses received his first instruction from God.
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A scholar of the Hebrew Bible argues that very little is known about the location of Mount Sinai, and it is likely that it was once part of a foundational legend.
Simchat Torah celebrations in Netanya, Israel, in 2013.
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Simchat Torah is about more than beginning to read the Torah all over again. It’s about the need to reexamine what we think we know, over and over again.
An Ultra Orthodox Jewish man in Israel harvests wheat ahead of the holiday of Shavuot.
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The Jewish festival of Shavuot dates back to biblical times, but its significance has changed over the centuries.
The Jewish ritual of bar mitzvah. which marks a 13-year-old young man’s assumption of religious and legal obligations under Jewish law.
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The Jewish coming-of-age ritual of bar mitzvah evolved to its current form during the time of Enlightenment, when Jewish families feared losing their traditions.