Shavuot

Shavuot is a Jewish 2-day holiday coinciding with the Hebrew date that G-d gave the Torah on Mount Sinai more than 3,300 years ago.

Shavuot has also been referred to as Pentecost, Festival of the Weeks, or  as I always remembered it, The Cheesecake Holiday (yum!).

So why cheesecake this holiday?

"Some derive the practice directly from scripture, saying we eat dairy to symbolize the “land flowing with milk and honey”

Symbolizing modesty, the dairy was also seen as appropriate for the occasion of receiving the Torah, which should always be approached with humility." Read more here