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Fountain Hills Jewish community to celebrate Shavuot

The Jewish community of Fountain Hills is celebrating Shavuot on May 22.

(Chabad Edelman Jewish Center)

The Jewish community of Fountain Hills is holding a special gathering to mark the Jewish Festival of Shavuot.

The reading of the Ten Commandments will commence at 10 a.m. on May 22 at the Chabad Edelman Jewish Center at 1680 E. Avenue of the Fountains, according to a press release.

Shavuot, which begins at sunset on Thursday, May 21 and concludes at nightfall on Saturday, May 23, commemorates the Jewish People’s receiving the 10 Commandments and the Torah from God at Mount Sinai, 3,338 years ago.

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