Shavuot Bikkurim Celebrations In Pre-State Eretz Yisrael | The Jewish Press - JewishPress.com | Saul Jay Singer | 2 Sivan 5781 – May 12, 2021
bikkurim â or the first fruits of the âseven speciesâ grown in Eretz Yisrael (wheat, barley, grapes, figs, pomegranates, olives, and dates) â were brought to the Beit HaMikdash in Jerusalem and offered as a sacrificial gift to Hashem on Shavuot. Jewish National Fund label sheet depicting the Seven Species. The farmers bringing the bikkurim to the Temple were obligated to recite a formulaic âavowalâ summarizing Jewish history from the time of Abraham through the Egyptian exile and the exodus, the 40 years in the desert and the entry into Eretz Yisrael, up to t...
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