Shavuot

Let’s open the playing field and take a look at some of the delicacies that have graced cheese platters and delectable dishes over the centuries.

Kibbutzim celebrated Shavuot with traditional festivities amidst eerily lively skies filled with rockets and missiles fired by Hezbollah, with kids exclaiming in awe, "Like fireworks."

Israel celebrates the holiday of Shavuot, commonly associated with cheese, as the country’s dairy farms overcome war-related threats and labor shortages.

Just Google “cheesecake” or “Shavuot,” and you will quickly discover scores of tried and tested options. The same goes for blintzes and umpteen other dairy dishes. Enjoy!

Counting, counting. For months we’ve been counting. How about counting heroes from Passover to Shavuot – not just biblical, but modern-day heroes?

There are several underlying principles to Shavuot, from agriculture to the Torah.

Cheese blintzes, with their rich, creamy filling, perfectly embody the festive and indulgent spirit of Shavuot.

Every citizen should repudiate those who abuse free speech by harassing, threatening, intimidating, and trying to make Jews feel uncomfortable for being Jewish and pro-Israel.

As we once again accept the Torah, let us take it upon ourselves to find new ways to infuse holiness into our routines, to feel the presence and the relevance of the Torah in everything we do.

Shavuot’s journey from an agricultural celebration to commemorating the Giving of the Torah, and its eventual return to an agricultural focus, underscores the adaptability of Jewish tradition.