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Sha-voo-OT
ā[Feast of] Weeksā
This holiday is celebrated upon the culmination of counting the āomerā offering from the second night of Passover. It commemorates the giving of the Torah on Mount Sinai. In the Bible it is also called the Holiday of Bikkurim (first fruits). During Temple times, people would bring the first of their harvests to the Temple on Shavuot.
Outside of Israel this holiday is celebrated for an extra day
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