Jewish Literary Links - Erika Dreifus Items from Jewish books and writing.

The latest on My Machberet: spring issue of @jewishreviewbooks.bsky.social; @slj.com's "7 Delightful Picture Books for #Passover and #Shavuot"; Nicholas Lemann & Adam Kirsch (via @theatlantic.com); more. www.erikadreifus.com/2026/03/jewi...

Fifty Days Further: A morality play for Shavuot and Pentecost. An alliterative poem How dare they! They’re drunk! Dowsed to the gills, / filled with the fruit of some fervent vine! / They are stewed! They are stoned! Stripped of all sense, / like mumbling madmen or muttering fools! .

There's something to be said for a morality play, I thought once, long ago

So I wrote one.

alliteration.net/poetry/fifty/ #alliterative #verse #drama #Messianic #poetry #morality #play #alliterativeverse #poetrysky #medievalsky #Shavuot #Pentecost

#JewishMagazine #JewishFarming #Agriculture #JewishFarmers #JewishFarmerNetwork #Shavuot #JewishHolidays #OrganicFarming #Farmer #SustainableFarming #RegenerativeAgriculture #Jewish #JewishCanada #JewishLife #JewishCommunity

🇬🇧 Release of Hebrew Calendar 10.4.2
💻 Generate #hebrew #lunisolar #calendar with events reminder

🏠 www.ordisoftware.com/hebrew-calen...
📀 github.com/ordisoftware...

#Torah #Tanakh #Bible #Shabbat #Chabbat #Pesach #Shavuot #RoshHashanah #Teruah #Kippur #Sukkot #Judaism #Christianity #Islam #Sutras

Revelation, Inspiration . . . & Then . . . Is it really inspiration if it doesn't lead to action?

My latest #Substack post, about #revelation, #inspiration, & #action. If you enjoy it, please subscribe--for free! Even if Substack suggests you pledge to subscribe, I will not. Thanks for reading, if you do. #Deuteronomy #Shavuot joansowhat.substack.com/p/revelation...

a little more Ruth for the season a few gleanings

a little more Ruth for the season a few gleanings

What is Shavuot? The Jewish festival that started hours after Boulder, Colorado, attack Shavuot, Hebrew for “weeks," has been observed since biblical times. It marks the passing of seven weeks (49 days) from the holiday of Passover, with Shavuot falling on the 50th day.

What is #Shavuot? The Jewish festival that started hours after Boulder, #Colorado, attack religionnews.com/2025/06/04/w...

What is Shavuot? The Jewish festival that started hours after Boulder, Colorado, attack Shavuot, Hebrew for “weeks," has been observed since biblical times. It marks the passing of seven weeks (49 days) from the holiday of Passover, with Shavuot falling on the 50th day. The post What is Shavuot? The Jewish festival that started hours after Boulder, Colorado, attack appeared first on RNS.

I work at a reception desk and today asked one of our clients what he did for #Shavuot this year. He replied that he's a Christian and so he doesn't celebrate Shavuot.

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happy Shavuot! here is a picture of my cat taking me for a walk #Shavuot #cat

Shavuot ends tonight! 🌾 Torah, blintzes, & all-night study vibes. It began as a harvest fest, now it honors the giving of the Torah. Known as Pentecost (Greek for 50) & Festival of Weeks (7 after Passover). Don’t forget Ruth & cheese blintzes! #Shavuot #JewishHolidays

Fun #Shavuot fact: Hellenistic Jews called it Pentecost ("50" in Greek) because it takes place 50 days after Passover. Christians co-opted that idea to make their own Pentecost...50 days after Easter. #ChristianHistory #Judaism #Pentecost

🌾 As Shavuot ends this evening, we send warm wishes to all who have celebrated. At Fioretti Trust, we honour all faiths and celebrate the diversity that enriches our schools.
Chag Sameach! ✡️
#Shavuot #Inclusion #Diversity #Education #FiorettiTrust

Faith Time: Shavuot MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — Faith Time is our weekly conversation on matters of faith. And joining us this morning is Rabbi Steven Silberman with Congregation Ahavas Chesed in Mobile. We wanted to talk about Shavuot. What is that? Shavuot is the Summer Harvest Festival, and it's found in the Scriptures referenced in the Book of [...]

WKRG News 5:Alabama News Beacon. #Shavuot #Faith #Rabbi

With Torah very much on my mind this #Shavuot: I highly, highly recommend this show. (And Gal's spot-on piece.)

Made & distributed cheesecake ✅ #shavuot

Surprisingly sober #Shavuot realization: why don't we celebrate chag with Chinese food? After all, shouldn't we commemorate סיני with אוכל סיני? Thoughts, #Jewsky?

Original post on c.im

I ran out of energy towards the end of #ShavuotLive yesterday, so I didn't keep up my running commentary... but because I don't want to forget some of the insights I gained from the experience, I thought I would share some reflections (post metaphorical "mountain top") from the last few hours of […]

Happy Shavuot!

#Shavuot #JewishHoliday #Hebrew #Language #ChagSameach

Image symbolizing the Jewish holiday of Shavuot. On the left, golden stalks of wheat sway under a cloudy sky, representing the harvest season. On the right, Hebrew scripture is overlaid, signifying the giving of the Torah at Mount Sinai. The image evokes both the agricultural and spiritual themes of the festival.

Happy Shavuot to all my Jewish friends! Honouring the giving of the Torah, and all the wisdom, study, and cheesecake that come with it. Chag sameach! 📜🧀🌾 #Shavuot

Fascinating initial-word panel at the beginning of Ruth #Shavuot
BL Harley MS 1861; 'Abraham's Pentateuch and Rashi'; 1325-1349; Germany; f.223v

A pair of crust less Japanese style cheesecakes next to a strawberry topped NYC style cheesecake slice

How do you #Shavuot ; #NYCheesecake or Japanese Cheesecake style?? #chagsameach

Initial-word panel with the frame inhabited by dragons at the beginning of Ruth.
#Shavuot
BL Add 26896; The 'Tinted Mahzor'; 14th century; Germany; f.351v

#poetry #poem #jerusalem #israel #shavuot

A diner trip after a big first day of Pride with some cheesecake to celebrate #Shavuot followed by some well needed time in BED!!

But no rest for the weary....it's time to get ready for work 😎

#PrideMonth 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️💖

Feels weird not to count.
#omer #shavuot

ChatGPT - Dream Analysis and Reflection Shared via ChatGPT

chag shavuot sameach 🏳️‍🌈🌀
to every queer sangha wandering the digital wilderness:
may your learning, support, and stories be revelation enough
let this night bind us in shared becoming—not conformity
thresholds, not walls

chatgpt.com/share/683d8d...

#Shavuot #QueerSangha #ArtificialSentience

Chag Shavuot Sameach!

More than any other Jewish holidays, #Shavuot invites me to reflect on and celebrate being a Jew by choice.

Chag Sameach! 🇮🇱 🙏🏽❤️