1.0Jewish Telegraphic Agencyhttps://www.jta.orgadminhttps://www.jta.org/author/adminShabuoth, the Feast of First Fruits, Begins Tuesday; Story of Ruth Retold - Jewish Telegraphic Agencyrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="Ff6eUKszAw"><a href="https://www.jta.org/archive/shabuoth-the-feast-of-first-fruits-begins-tuesday-story-of-ruth-retold">Shabuoth, the Feast of First Fruits, Begins Tuesday; Story of Ruth Retold</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.jta.org/archive/shabuoth-the-feast-of-first-fruits-begins-tuesday-story-of-ruth-retold/embed#?secret=Ff6eUKszAw" width="600" height="338" title="“Shabuoth, the Feast of First Fruits, Begins Tuesday; Story of Ruth Retold” — Jewish Telegraphic Agency" data-secret="Ff6eUKszAw" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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Shabuoth, the Feast of Weeks, will be ushered in Tuesday evening and will be observed for two days by Orthodox Jewry, until sundown Thursday. Reformed Jewry observes only the first day, Wednesday. This festival is known also under the name of Pentecost, meaning fiftieth, since it is the fiftieth day after the second day of […]https://www.jta.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/jta-long-logo-bw.jpg600315