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The holiday of Shavuos takes place on the sixth of Sivan. It commemorates the giving of the Torah on Mount Sinai.

The holiday of Shavuos (Shavuot, Pentecost, שָׁבוּעוֹת). Officially fifty days after the first day of Pesach (Passover) on the 15th of Nissan, it comes out nowadays on the sixth of Sivan with the fixed calendar.

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What does Shavuot commemorate?

When did the tradition of interpreting Shavuot as commemorating the giving of the Torah ("Zman matan toratenu") begin and what is the first source for that? In the Torah itself, Shavuot is called the Feast of the Harvest (חג הקציר, Chag…
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Chag Ha'Bikurim

Shavuoth, in addition to being Zman Matan Toratenu, is also Chag Ha'Bikurim. Yet we do not refer to bikurim in the tfillot nor do read the Torah portions (or a haftorah) dealing with bikurim. I have been unable to find any source that discusses…