With rain also expected amid heatwave, police warn of flash floods; abandoned cars said engulfed by flames in nature reserve near Gaza; 6 rescued when swept out at Sea of Galilee

The Brooklyn marketing exec behind CheesecakeWizard.AI walks a fine line in an insular, internet-averse community, shopping the new tech only to those who already use the net

An organization that helps build communities of newcomers from former Soviet countries has adapted the Jewish holiday's all-night study tradition

The government's protracted process is not appealing to most of the 510,000-odd Israelis who are not recognized as Jewish by the Rabbinate

Singer, who also uses the unofficial name 'Esther,' won't perform but will reportedly visit the graves of rabbis affiliated with the mystical Kabbalah movement

On each of the 49 days between Passover and Shavuot, researchers will post recitation in different language, including Ladino, Yiddish and more obscure tongues like Judeo-Georgian

The biblical harvest festival resonates with the agricultural collectives' largely secular residents and offers an opportunity for pageants, concerts, fairs and other celebrations

Originating with 16th-century Jewish mystics, the custom of Tikkun Leil Shavuot is now as much a part of the holiday as cheesecake. Here are some top picks for great classes in NY

Delicate parchment filmed in time for Shavuot; one was hidden in mosque during WWII; another thought to belong to merchant said to serve as Poland's king for a day in 16th century

After a bleacher in a prayer hall collapsed Sunday, killing 2 and injuring 167, Hadassah saw the type of influx only seen after terror attacks