Some more names of Shavuot you did not know

May 8, 2021, 3:47 PM

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The holiday Shavuot is known by 4 names you most familiar with, however, did you know there is on more name for Shavuot?

Hag Habikkurim (the Festival of the First Fruits)
Hag Matan Tora (the Festival of the Giving of Our Torah)
Atzeret (the Conclusion)
Hag Hakatzir (the Feast of the Harvest).
Because Shavuot falls on the fiftieth day from the second day of Passover, it is sometimes known as Pentecost (a Greek term that has become famous thanks to its importance in Christianity).

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