Shavuot
noun
Sha·vu·ot
shə-ˈvü-ˌōt 
-ˌōth,
-ˌōs,
-əs
variants
or less commonly Shavuos
or Shavuoth
or Shabuoth
: a Jewish holiday observed on the sixth of Sivan and by Orthodox and Conservative Jews in the Diaspora also on the seventh of Sivan in commemoration of the revelation of the Ten Commandments at Mt. Sinai
called also Pentecost
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The firebombing attack occurred on the eve of Shavuot, a Jewish holiday.
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Jeremy Harlan, CNN Money, 6 June 2025
On Sunday, at the beginning of the Jewish holiday Shavuot, Dr. Kalisman prepared to participate in a synagogue panel aimed to defuse the tension.
—Sophie Hills, Christian Science Monitor, 4 June 2025
Sunday's attack fell on the Jewish holiday of Shavuot and came less than two weeks after two Israeli Embassy aides were fatally shot outside a Jewish museum in Washington, D.C.
—John Bacon, USA Today, 3 June 2025
His comments came as Jews worldwide celebrate Shavuot, the biblical holiday commemorating God's giving of the Torah to Moses and the Israelites at Mount Sinai.
—Amelie Botbol, FOXNews.com, 3 June 2025
In Los Angeles’ Pico-Robertson neighborhood, the mood was subdued Monday as a smattering of Orthodox families made their way to services to observe Shavuot.
—Jenny Jarvie, Los Angeles Times, 3 June 2025
The attack also took place on the eve of Shavuot, an important Jewish holiday.
—Patrick Smith, NBC news, 3 June 2025
Security was amped up at religious sites throughout the U.S., including New York City and New Jersey, in the wake of the attack, which occurred on the eve of the Jewish festival of Shavuot.
—Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 2 June 2025
The attack happened just before the Jewish holiday of Shavuot, which began at sundown on Sunday.
—Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 2 June 2025
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Jeremy Harlan, CNN Money, 6 June 2025
On Sunday, at the beginning of the Jewish holiday Shavuot, Dr. Kalisman prepared to participate in a synagogue panel aimed to defuse the tension.
—Sophie Hills, Christian Science Monitor, 4 June 2025
Sunday's attack fell on the Jewish holiday of Shavuot and came less than two weeks after two Israeli Embassy aides were fatally shot outside a Jewish museum in Washington, D.C.
—John Bacon, USA Today, 3 June 2025
His comments came as Jews worldwide celebrate Shavuot, the biblical holiday commemorating God's giving of the Torah to Moses and the Israelites at Mount Sinai.
—Amelie Botbol, FOXNews.com, 3 June 2025
In Los Angeles’ Pico-Robertson neighborhood, the mood was subdued Monday as a smattering of Orthodox families made their way to services to observe Shavuot.
—Jenny Jarvie, Los Angeles Times, 3 June 2025
The attack also took place on the eve of Shavuot, an important Jewish holiday.
—Patrick Smith, NBC news, 3 June 2025
Security was amped up at religious sites throughout the U.S., including New York City and New Jersey, in the wake of the attack, which occurred on the eve of the Jewish festival of Shavuot.
—Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 2 June 2025
The attack happened just before the Jewish holiday of Shavuot, which began at sundown on Sunday.
—Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 2 June 2025
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“Shavuot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Shavuot. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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