Vayerah (And He Appeared) Genesis 18:1 – 22:24

In Exodus 34:22, Shavuot is defined as the “Festival of Weeks,” marking “the first fruits of the wheat harvest.”

The Seder tells the story of the Jewish people’s past but also points to their future. Though they remember the bitterness of slavery in Egypt they look forward to a rebuilt Israel with the Seder’s final statement of “Next Year in Jerusalem!”