Editing Jewish holidays (section)

===Shavuot—Feast of Weeks—Yom HaBikurim===
[[File:Cheese blintzes with blackberries.jpg|thumb|250px|Cheese [[blintz]]es, a traditional food on [[Shavuot]]]]
{{Main article|Shavuot}}
* Erev Shavuot: 5 [[Sivan]]
* [[Shavuot]]: 6 (and outside Israel: 7) Sivan

''[[Shavuot]]'' ({{lang|he|שבועות}}), the Feast of Weeks, is one of the three pilgrimage festivals (''Shalosh regalim'') ordained in the Torah. Different from other biblical holidays, the date for Shavuot is not explicitly fixed in the Torah. Instead, it is observed on the day following the 49th and final day in the [[#Sefirah—Counting of the Omer|counting of the Omer]].<ref name="Omersource" /> In the current era of the fixed [[Hebrew calendar|Jewish calendar]], this puts the date of Shavuot as 6 Sivan. In Israel and in Reform Judaism, it is a one-day holiday; elsewhere, it is a two-day holiday extending through 7 Sivan.<ref group=Note name="Karomer" />

According to Rabbinic tradition, codified in the Talmud at [[Shabbat (Talmud)|Shabbat 87b]], the [[Ten Commandments]] were given on this day. In the era of the Temple, there were certain specific [[Korban|offerings]] mandated for Shavuot, and Shavuot was the first day for bringing of [[Bikkurim (First-fruits)|Bikkurim]] to the Temple.  Other than those, there are no explicit ''mitzvot'' unique to Shavuot given in the Torah (parallel to matzo on Passover or Sukkah on Sukkot).

Nevertheless, there are a number of widespread customs observed on Shavuot. During this holiday the [[Torah]] portion containing the Ten Commandments is read in the synagogue, and the biblical [[Book of Ruth]] is read as well. It is traditional to eat dairy meals during Shavuot. In observant circles, [[Shavuot#All-night Torah study|all night Torah study]] is common on the first night of Shavuot, while in Reform Judaism, Shavuot is the customary date for [[Reform Judaism#Confirmation ceremonies|Confirmation ceremonies]].