How did the Jewish holiday of Shavuot become cheesecake day? (2024)

Rabbis offer explanations for the obscure correlation between Pentecost and dairy, plus one rather prosaic idea involving dessert.

How did the Jewish holiday of Shavuot become cheesecake day? (1)

Elon Gilad

How did the Jewish holiday of Shavuot become cheesecake day? (2)

Elon Gilad

For weeks before Shavuot, Haaretz food editor Rotem Maimon tempts the news desk with cheesecake samples, and asks the editors to judge them. He then compiles a list of the best cheesecakes in Israel. But how and why did it become a custom to eat dairy in general, and cheesecake in particular, on Shavuot?

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How did the Jewish holiday of Shavuot become cheesecake day? (2024)
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