SHAVUOT: THE MEANING

Shavuot is one of the three major pilgrimage festivals mentioned in the Hebrew Bible. In antiquity, tens of thousands of Jews would travel to the Temple in Jerusalem from all over the known world to celebrate this holiday. The Hebrew name Shavuot (שבועות) means “weeks,” a word which is derived from the number seven, sheva (שבע) - seven weeks separate Passover from Shavuot.