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Shavuot

Met Police
May 25, 2026, 5:44 pm
Man charged after alleged antisemitic assault outside Hendon synagogue on Shavuot
Police say suspect faces religiously aggravated assault charges after two visibly Jewish men were attacked outside Beis Gavriel
By Annabel Sinclair
Moses on Mount Sinai, c. 1895. By Jean-Léon Gérôme
May 21, 2026, 11:28 am
Sinai, solidarity and conscience
The dual inheritance of solidarity and conscience has long sat at the heart of Jewish identity. But right now, it is creating tensions that feel particularly acute.
By Dr Jonathan Boyd
Ruth in Boaz's field (Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld, National Gallery)
May 20, 2026, 7:49 pm
Shavuot has a branding problem
Shavuot is an opportunity to focus on our own Jewish identities, yet only four in ten British Jews celebrated it in 2025.
By Omri Gal Kornblum
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani
May 19, 2026, 10:24 am
Mamdani defends Nakba Day video as Jews debate whether to attend his Shavuot party
Mamdani also said he intended to appear in the video but was sick when it was filmed
By Philissa Cramer
Screenshot: JPR
May 30, 2025, 4:31 pm
OPINION: Four facts about Jewish identity today
The festival of Shavuot commemorates the giving of the Torah at Mount Sinai and the birth of Jewish peoplehood. But what does that look like today?
By Omri Gal Kornblum
The Western Wall in Jerusalem, filled with Jewish pilgrims
May 30, 2025, 4:29 pm
OPINION: Auschwitz or Sinai? A thought for Shavuot
Being Jewish comes with a fundamental moral imperative, writes Dr. Jon Boyd
By Dr Jonathan Boyd
Leo Pearlman and daughter Anoushka.
May 14, 2025, 11:40 am
OPINION: My 12-year-old daughter’s response to antisemitism inspires me every day
TV exec Leo Pearlman says Anoushka's decision to wear a Magen David after experiencing hate made her his teacher in Jewish pride
By Leo Pearlman
June 7, 2024, 2:55 pm
Shavuot begs the question – what is it with Jews and cheese?
Plus a very special recipe book in support of the hostages
By Nathan Abrams
Bikkurim Celebrations – Kibbutz Gan Shmuel, 1945. Photo by Yaakov Rosner, KKL-JNF Archive
June 6, 2024, 4:33 pm
Rare archival photos illuminate Shavuot celebrations under the British Mandate
Keren Kayemeth LeIsrael-Jewish National Fund unveils historic images from the 1930s and 1940s
By Michelle Rosenberg
An illustrative photo of a banner supporting the Breaking the Silence organization, in Tel Aviv, July 1, 2017. The banner reads 'We are all breaking the silence.' (Tomer Neuberg/Flash90)
May 26, 2023, 4:20 pm
OPINION: Israel risks becoming unrecognisable as a Jewish or democratic state
If Israel's government pushes forward autocratic policies, such as taxing civil society groups receiving foreign government funding at 65%, the country will have taken a decisively anti-democratic turn.
By David Davidi-Brown
02.08.2013 © BLAKE-EZRA PHOTOGRAPHY LTD Images of Chief Rabbi, Lord Sacks. © Blake-Ezra Photography Ltd. 2013
May 23, 2023, 10:31 am
Rabbi Sacks Legacy launches Shavuot learning guide
Resources for adults and teens from charity honouring the ideas of Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks available in English, Hebrew, French and Spanish
By Michelle Rosenberg
May 25, 2022, 10:35 am
Cheesecake is not just for Shavuot
Whether you bake it or buy it, on Shavuot you can have your cheesecake and eat it. But have you ever wondered how or why?
By Louisa Walters
The three winners of our cheesecake competition
May 13, 2021, 5:36 pm
Say cheese! Winners revealed in Choose Your Own Cheesecake competition
Three lucky readers have won their own cheesecake, while their chosen flavour, S'mores, will be sold by COCO Bakery in Golders Green for Shavuot.
By Jewish News Reporter
May 6, 2021, 3:22 pm
Bobba’s Cheesecake with caramel apples and streusel topping
Treat yourself to this delicious festive dessert with a sweet and savoury twist for Shavuot
By Sharon Lurie
April 29, 2021, 2:15 pm
Vote for favourite flavour to create new cheesecake for Shavuot
Now is your chance to decide which cheesecake flavour should take the crown - with a chance to win a free cheesecake for yourself.
By Jewish News Reporter
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