Shavuot

Seven weeks after Pesach ends, it’s time to celebrate Shavuot. This holiday marks the biblical story of receiving the Ten Commandments and the Torah at Mt. Sinai. While many families don’t regularly celebrate Shavuot, it’s a holiday that’s totally made for kids –a perfect excuse for staying up late, flower picking, eating ice cream and lots of other fun activities.

Although Shavuot was originally a harvest holiday, today people celebrate the day by studying the Torah, staying up all night, eating dairy foods, and of course, indulging in cheesecake. The tie-in to the Torah and Ten Commandments also make Shavuot a perfect opportunity to reinforce so many of the values that parents are already imparting to their children: telling the truthhonouring others, and sharing.

 

 

This year, Shavuot will begin in the evening of Thursday 25th May and end in the evening of Saturday 27th May, 2023.