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The Chessed of Shavuos: Royalty and the Harvest

Ruth in Boaz’s Field by Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld, 1828

Each year on the holiday of Shavuos, in the midst of beautiful flowers, staying up late to learn Torah and enjoying dairy delicacies, the biblical Book of Ruth is read. This year we start the celebration right after Shabbat, the evening of May 26th, and continue through May 28th outside of Israel. On Shavuos, the …

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