Shavuot

Without sugar and without gluten: We tasted Biga’s new cheesecake

Ahead of Shavuot, the Biga chain is launching a new cheesecake without added sugar and without gluten that tries to prove it is possible to enjoy a rich dessert without compromising.

Biga's new cheesecake without added sugar and without gluten
Shavuot at the Carlton Tel Aviv

Where the sea meets the holiday table: Carlton Tel Aviv offers a Shavuot to remember

Domaine de Châtillon

Mineral wines that go great with Shavuot dishes

Hananel, Tze'ela and sons in happier times.

Tze’ela Gez’s mother-in-law, Naomi: 'Life is still beautiful'


Beyond the headlines: Carrying the light forward - opinion

A weekly glimpse into the Israel you won’t read about in the news

 The wedding of Yehuda and Hodaya, Inset bottom-right, fallen IDF sgt. Eliyahu Moshe Zimbalist.

If we’re so smart, why are we so divided? Rethinking Jewish unity - opinion

If we can win Nobel prizes for economics or medicine, imagine the legacy of those who crack the code of Jewish unity.

 An illustrative image of an Israeli flag shattered like glass.

Grapevine: Ahad Ha’am is back

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

 Happy anniversary (illustrative).

When white comes to life: The color trend that brings warmth back home

Shavuot brings a shift in home design: White is no longer sterile but rich with shades and textures. Learn how to create a warm, inviting white space that suits even a lively family home.

 KARE Showroom

Ruth the Moabite, King David’s ancestor, was a righteous convert

Ruth’s son, Obed, would be the future father of Jesse, who would become the father of King David.

 ‘Ruth in Boaz’s Field’ by Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld.

The many faces of Shavuot harvest, revelation, and tradition

The Torah is described as the Tree of Life, and there is a legend that Mount Sinai once was a “green mountain” covered with trees and shrubs.

 Another biblical name for Shavuot is Yom HaBikkurim (Day of the First Fruits), referring to the joyful pilgrimage to Jerusalem, where the Israelites offered up baskets of their first ripe fruits and bread baked from the newly harvested wheat.

Beyond the headlines: After Shavuot, carrying the Torah forward - opinion

A weekly glimpse into the Israel you won’t read about in the news.

 The Western Wall plaza at the time of Birkat Kohanim.

Shavuot 2025: Diving into the Book of Ruth, a reminder tradition can grow

Beyond its being an inspiring story, The Book of Ruth can be enjoyed as a moving example of how tradition can grow.

 ‘BOAZ AND RUTH’ by Rembrandt, circa 1637-40. Through acts of kindness, dedication, and determination, Ruth becomes the worthy great-grandmother of King David.

Shavuot 2025: Why do we group Jewish holidays together?

By adding Purim to the duo of Passover and Shavuot, this trio reminds us that hiddenness is not static. It is dynamic.

 PRESIDENT ISAAC HERZOG attends a ‘Book of Esther’ reading wearing a protective mask, at the Ahavat Tzion synagogue in Beit Shemesh in 2022. ‘God is hiding His face, and we are experiencing a world in which it seems that God is absent,’ says the writer.

Shavuot in 1948: Harvesting the first fruits of Israeli statehood under siege

It was the collision of Israel’s past with its present and future. The offerings may have been meager. The dairy dishes improvised. But the spirit was resolute.

 SHAVUOT, ONE of the three pilgrimage festivals, marked the wheat harvest in biblical Israel. It concludes the seven-week period beginning at Passover