Hanukkah, Passover, Rosh Hashanah... most non-Jewish people have at least a vague idea of what those Jewish holidays commemorate, celebrate or honor. But how about Shavuot, the "Feast of Weeks?" ...

Passover, a Jewish holiday celebrating the emancipation of the Israelites from Egyptian slavery, will be celebrated from April 12-20, 2025. Michigan has a Jewish population of about 129,000 people.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Shavuot, which means "weeks" in Hebrew, is probably the most important Jewish holiday non-Jews have never heard of, commemorating ...