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Flowers In Judaism
Flowers in Judaism hold historical and cultural significance within its traditions and practices. Flowers are especially used in synagogues and homes during the celebration of Shavuot. Biblical and Talmudic sources In the Hebrew Bible, Tanakh, among the various List of endemic flora of Israel, native flowers of History of ancient Israel and Judah, ancient Israel three flowers are specifically mentioned by name: the ''shoshan'' or ''shoshannah'', often translated as lily or rose and likely referring to the Lilium candidum, white lily; ''shoshannat ha'amakim'' (), likely the Narcissus tazetta, narcissus; and ''Rose of Sharon, ḥavatzelet ha-Sharon'' (), likely the Pancratium maritimum, sea daffodil. Solomon likens his Shulamite, Shulamite love interest to the last-named flower, also referred to in the Mishnah as the "king's rose." According to the Tanakh, ancient Jews made use of flowers as a natural form of decoration. In Jerusalem, during Shavuot, the Bikkurim (First-fruits), fir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shavuot
(, from ), or (, in some Ashkenazi Jews, Ashkenazi usage), is a Jewish holidays, Jewish holiday, one of the biblically ordained Three Pilgrimage Festivals. It occurs on the sixth day of the Hebrew month of Sivan; in the 21st century, it may fall anywhere between May 15 and June 14 on the Gregorian calendar. Shavuot marked the wheat harvest in the Land of Israel in the Hebrew Bible according to Ki Tissa#Sixth reading—Exodus 34:10–26, Exodus 34:22. Rabbinic tradition teaches that the date also marks the revelation of the Ten Commandments to Moses and the Israelites at Mount Sinai (Bible), Mount Sinai, which, according to the tradition of Orthodox Judaism, occurred at this date in 1312BCE. or in 1313 BCE. The word means 'weeks' in Hebrew and marks the conclusion of the Counting of the Omer. Its date is directly linked to that of Passover; the Torah mandates the seven-week Counting of the Omer, beginning on the second day of Passover, to be immediately followed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
