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Shavuos
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Dairy foods
Cheese blintzes,
an Ashkenazi food often served on
Shavuot.
Dairy foods such as
cheesecake and blintzes with cheese
and other fillings are traditionally
served on Shavuot.[5] One
explanation for the consumption of
dairy foods on this holiday is that
the Israelites had not yet received
the Torah, with its laws of shechita
(ritual slaughtering of animals). As
the food they had prepared
beforehand was not in accordance
with these laws, they opted to eat
simple dairy meals to honor the
holiday. Some say it harks back to
King Solomon's portrayal of the
Torah as "honey and milk are under
your tongue" (Song of Songs 4:11).
Book of Ruth
There are
five books in Tanakh that are known
as Megillot (Hebrew: מגילות,
"scrolls") and are publicly read in
the synagogues on different Jewish
holidays. The Book of Lamentations,
which details the destruction of the
Holy Temple, is the reading for
Tisha B'Av; the Book of
Ecclesiastes, which touches on the
ephemeralness of life, corresponds
to Sukkot; the Book of Esther
(Megillat Esther) retells the events
of Purim; and the Song of Songs,
which echoes the themes of
springtime and God's love for the
Jewish people, is the reading for
Passover. |
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The Book of Ruth (מגילת רות, Megillat
Ruth) corresponds to the holiday of
Shavuot both in its descriptions of the
barley and wheat harvest seasons and
Ruth's desire to become a member of the
Jewish people, who are defined by their
acceptance of the Torah. Moreover, the
lineage described at the end of the Book
lists King David as Ruth's
great-grandson. According to tradition,
David was born and died on Shavuot. |
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