We learned about its connection to the wheat harvest and commemorating God giving the law to the Israelites.
I was intrigued to learn that this particular feast leans toward dairy foods! I'm all for a feast of dairy foods! Our teacher talked to us about how the Torah is likened to nourishing milk.
She also explained that some communities read the book of Ruth publicly during this feast, and while we didn't read the whole book aloud during our class, she did go over the main points of the book, including how Ruth gleaned in the wheat fields after the harvest.
Our delightfully dairy-laden meal for the week included: Caprese Salad on a Rosemary Skewer, Leek and Goat Cheese Quiche, and Melopita (Honey and Cheese Pie). We were also supposed to have Crispy Cheese Stuffed Risotto Balls, but there were some complications with their preparation, so those were delayed a week.
Everything was absolutely DELICIOUS.
The gentleman who makes the food each week puts SO MUCH TIME into creating these meals for us. I appreciate him!!
2 comments:
Shavuot is one of my favorite holidays! It's 2 days in usually late May or early June. The traditional desert is cheesecake. The dairy thing is a "big deal" bc meat is the usual go-to for shabbat and holidays and since we do not mix milk and meat you can't have a dairy dessert if you had a meat meal so people go all out on their dairy recipes!
It's a 2 day holiday. We read the Book of Ruth one day in services and we also re-read the part of our Torah where they receive the 10 commandments.
I love this holiday!
We haven't really celebrated Shavuot before but now I'm thinking we need to make it more of a priority. I LOVE dairy!!!
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