The festivities of Shavuot in the context of the reunification celebrations of Jerusalem, the capital's municipality promoted a new initiative: a Torah scroll inscribed by the symbolic participation of Jerusalem's Jewish residents. The presentation event took place at the city hall in the presence of Jerusalem mayor and leading rabbis of the country.06/10/08
While traditions says during Shavuot the reason for decorating with plants and flowers is that when the Torah was given at Mount Sinai, the barren desert bloomed with flowers as the earth itself rejoiced, without a doubt its a great opportunity to sample cheesecakes, blintzes and an array of dairy foods, a holiday worth forgetting about one's calory intake.06/08/08
Hundreds of thousands flocked to Jerusalem's Old City despite the high temperatures to pray at the Western Wall. Near Jericho Christian pilgrims thronged to the holy sites.04/23/08
