Shavuot, one of the major festivals on the Jewish calendar, marks the conclusion of the counting of the Omer and commemorates one of the foundational events in Jewish tradition: the giving of the Torah at Mount Sinai.

The holiday begins this year on the evening of Sunday, June 1 (6 Sivan 5785) and ends at nightfall on Tuesday, June 3 (8 Sivan 5785). It is celebrated for two days in the Diaspora and only one in Israel, ending after nightfall on June 2.

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