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SCULPTURE OF medieval Jewish scholar and later chief rabbi of Egypt, Moshe ben-Maimon, displayed in the city of his birth, Cordoba, Spain. The writer explains that according to Maimonides, the path of the wise is the ‘middle path.’

Finding the balance: What Jewish law teaches us about avoiding political extremes?

By HYIM SHAFNER

Friends and family attend the funeral of Israeli soldier Tzur Avraham at the military cemetery in Modi'in, June 16, 2024.

Jews are in a moment of broken illusions, but we’re stronger than we think

By Dr. Mijal Bitton/JTA

STUDYING TORAH at Lindebaum Seminary, Jerusalem.

Thoughts on Shavuot and the counting of the Omer

By RABBI AHARON E. WEXLER

CHEESE BLINTZES are a favorite on Shavuot.

Shavuot: A 'gouda' history of cheese names and terms

By RUTH BELOFF

Israelis celebrate the Jewish holiday of Shavuot in Kibbutz Ein Ziwan, Golan Heights on June 11, 2024.

Northern kibbutzim celebrate Shavuot as Hezbollah rockets explode above

By ELI ASHKENAZI

Montgomery's cheddar cheese

Say Cheese: Israel’s dairy holiday has hopes and holes

By Nathan Klabin/The Media Line

THE WRITER, Greer Fay Cashman, with her late husband, Danny, enjoying a bowl of fruit and cheesecake, three decades ago. She gave up smoking not long afterward.

Nostalgia of the palate: The importance of cheesecake on Shavuot

By GREER FAY CASHMAN

EDEN GOLAN represents Israel on stage at the Grand Final of the 2024 Eurovision Song Contest in Malmo, Sweden, on May 11, 2024.

Counting Israel's modern heroes ahead of Shavuot

By PESSY KRAUSZ

A POSTER from the late 1940s depicting the Shavuot festival in Israel.

Shavuot: The beauty of the Jewish Torah, agricultural holiday

By DVORA WAYSMAN

Cheese and fruit blintzes

Why are blintzes trending in Israel? Exploring the delicacy's connection to Shavuot

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

PROTESTERS GATHER at an encampment in support of Palestinians at McGill University’s campus in Montreal in April.

Fighting against antisemitism effectively: Non-Jews should engage too - opinion

CUSTOMERS SHOP in the dairy section of a supermarket ahead of Shavuot. The Torah calls on us to find holiness in our every action – our meals, our work, our everyday interactions with others, and beyond, says the writer.

Finding purpose in cheesecake on Shavuot

By KENNETH BRANDER

READING FROM the Torah in synagogue: Shavuot celebrates the giving of the Ten Commandments. These commandments, like the Torah, offer stories, insights, values and actions as ways in to God

The history and evolving tradition of Shavuot

By JONATHAN LIEBERMAN

SHAVUOT IS the ultimate Israeli holiday that allows us to celebrate our connection to the land and salute the wonder of how hard work combined with God’s hand makes the fields flourish and produces sustenance and beauty, says the writer.

Praying for safety, security, return of hostages, and IDF soldiers this Shavuot - opinion

By GAEL GRUNEWALD

Homes are destroyed, following the deadly October 7 attack by Hamas terrorists from the Gaza Strip, in Kibbutz Kfar Aza, southern Israel November 2, 2023

From the falling skies on Simchat Torah to the return of hostages for Shavuot

By OFEK MEIR

Euro Dairies launch new cheese varieties for Shavuot: Don’t miss out!

By MEITAL SHARABI

Ultra-Orthodox kids march during Shavuot celebrations in Mea She'arim, Jerusalem, June 9, 2024

Photos take us back to Shavuot celebrations in the Holy Land, 91 years ago

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

SHAVUOT BETA Riesling.

Fantastic Israeli white wines for Shavuot 2024

By Adam Montefiore