The following are my thoughts and comments about the Jewish holiday of Shavuot that comes after Passover. This holiday commemorates the giving of the Torah. We celebrate this holiday 49 days after Passover. Unlike other festivals, Shavuot has few rituals other than Temple services in which we stay up all night to study and read various partions of the Torah and other biblical books. I use the following three words to describle the holiday of Shavuat: Youth, Truth, and Ruth. I use the term youth because this is when confirmation class graduates. I use the word Truth because this is when we read from the Torah and I use the word Ruth because this is the time that we read from the book of Ruth.
Finally I would like to mention the tradition of decorating with greenery and flowers because Mount Sinai was covered with green vegetation at the time of Revelation. Some people think it was filled with roses. Therefore, I like to plant roses at this time of the year.
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