This Sunday, Jews around the world will mark the festival of Shavuot by eating dairy delicacies and studying bible texts until the wee hours. But as today's Jews carry out their blintz binges on cheese and all-night Torah analysis, they may not realize that for the ancient Israelites, Shavuot marked the yearly wheat harvest.
Preparing for Shavuot amid the fields of Judah
Shavuot, commemorating the day the Israelites received Torah, is also an ancient harvest festival.
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Ronen Shnidman


