Within Judaism, Messianic Judaism, Jewish Roots, and every adjacent movement, it is universally accepted and taught without question that God gave the Torah to Israel on Shavuot. As such, it is widely held that our observance of Shavuot should also commemorate the receiving of the Torah because that momentous event occurred on the very same date as the Feast. But is it true? Was the Torah really given on Shavuot? Is such an assertion actually biblical? And if not, how should that effect our understanding and celebration of one of the major Feasts of Israel? Read more