🌾 The Story of Shavuot 🎉 Shavuot is a very special Jewish holiday. It happens seven weeks after Passover. The word Shavuot means “weeks” in Hebrew! 🗓 On this day, Jewish people remember the amazing moment when God gave the Torah to the Jewish people at Mount Sinai - הַר סִינָי [har Sinai] 🏔. The Torah is a holy book with many important commandments - מִצְווֹת [mitzvot] that teach us how to live a good life. 📜✨ Shavuot is also a harvest holiday! 🌾 Farmers used to bring the first fruits - בִּיכּוּרִים [bikurim] from their fields to say thank you to God. These fruits included wheat - חִיטָּה [chita] 🌽, grapes 🍇, figs, and dates. The harvest was a time of joy and celebration! 🎉 A fun custom - מִנְהָג [minhag] on Shavuot is to eat dairy products - מוּצְרֵי חָלָב [mutzrei chalav] like cheese 🧀, milk 🥛, and cheesecake 🍰. Some say this is because after receiving the Torah, people didn’t know the laws about kosher meat yet, so they ate dairy instead. 🥛🧀 Another beautiful tradition is reading the Book of Ruth - מְגִלַּת רוּת [megilat Ruth] 📖. Ruth’s story is about kindness and loyalty during the harvest season. It teaches important lessons about helping others and faith. 💕🌾 Many people stay awake all night on Shavuot to study the Torah. This special night of learning is called Tikkun Leil Shavuot. 📚✨ It shows how much the Torah means to the Jewish people! Today, homes and synagogues are decorated with flowers 🌸 and green plants 🌿 to remember how Mount Sinai became full of life when the Torah was given. Shavuot is a joyful holiday full of learning, thankfulness, and delicious food! 🎉🧀📖