The harvest holiday of Shavuot, the Feast of Weeks, commemorates the giving of the Torah at Mount Sinai and “Bikurim” — the first fruits of the grain harvest in the Land of Israel. In modern times, this ancient festival was given a new lease on life at agricultural settlements celebrating the connection between the Jewish […]
Rachel Neiman
Rachel Neiman is a marketing and PR professional working with innovation-based companies, and writes a bi-monthly column about Israeli nostalgia for Israel21c. She lives in Jerusalem.
