Articles written by Sarah Gold

Sarah Gold|Jun 7, 2019

(JTA)-Many modern-day Jews aren't all that familiar with Shavuot, which celebrates the day when the Israelites first received the Torah from God and falls seven weeks after Passover marked their Exodus from Egypt. Jews with some familiarity of Shavuot probably know the holiday as a day for eating cheesecake-along with other creamy, dairy-rich dishes, like cheese blintzes and kugel for Ashkenazim and soutlach and boyikos de keso for Mizrachim. There are varying theories about the significance of... Full story