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Shavuot: The Jewish holiday that became all about children

  • Written by Laura Yares, Assistant Professor of Religious Studies, Michigan State University
Shavuot: The Jewish holiday that became all about childrenA confirmation class in 1924 in St. Paul, Minnesota. Jewish Historical Society of the Upper Midwest/Wikimedia Commons

For most American Jews today, Shavuot is not exactly a big-ticket holiday. Observance lags behind springtime Passover, and it pales in comparison to Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur, the fall “high holidays.”

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