Shavuos

What are we Celebrating? Shavuos is a unique festival on the Jewish calendar. It is not celebrated for seven or eight days like Pesach and Sukkos, it doesn't have a distinct mitzvah such as sitting in the sukkah, shaking the lulav and etrog, blowing the shofar, or eating matzah, yet it plays a central role in Yiddishkeit. Shavuos commemorates the giving of the Torah, and, as we will learn, it is a festival rich with minhag, ritual, and significance.