Shavuot: A Jewish holiday of renewing commitment to God
The Jewish festival of Shavuot dates back to biblical times, but its significance has changed over the centuries.
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The Jewish festival of Shavuot dates back to biblical times, but its significance has changed over the centuries.
In a tradition preserved in the Babylonian Talmud, Jews unhappy with the Temple of Jerusalem imagined a mythological paradise rooted in Zoroastrian mythology instead
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Isaiah 7 was prophesying the then-imminent conquest of the Kingdom of Israel by Assyria, which was the consequence of Israel's grave rebellion against God under Ahab and Jezebel. For that sin, God divorced Israel (but not Judah) and banished Israel from His presence.
From the blog of Allen S. Maller at The Times of Israel