About the month of Sivan: Important facts and figures Special Shavuot feature in the JHOM Judaica Art Gallery The Many Faces of Ruth Shavuot basics Meanings for Shavuot: Agricultural festival or time of the giving of the Torah? Francine Klagsbrun The use of symbolism and hidden messages in the Book of Ruth Raphael B. Shuchat "With baskets on our shoulders...": A popular Shavuot song Sung by the Zamir Chorale of Boston "And I betroth you to me forever": A celestial marriage certificate for Shavuot Israel Majara (16th-cent. poet and mystic) Flowers, leaves, boughs and trees: The floral traditions of Shavuot Blintzes and sour cream, wherefore? The culinary art of Shavuot Ashkenazi and Sephardi (dairy) recipes for Shavuot Claudia Roden King Agrippa and the Firstfruits: A short story for children Samuel Shihor Animal-headed harvesters: in an illustrated 14th-century S. German manuscript Joseph Gutmann Shavuot and the paradigm of marital union: A mystical view of the Shavuot festival rituals David S. Ariel "The Book of Ruth and Naomi": A contemporary poem about love and friendship Marge Piercy The Jewish calendar: How it is calculated and when it was established The Jewish calendar: Solar/lunar structure The zodiac in Jewish tradition