On Shavuot we celebrate the Receiving of the Torah on Mount Sinai. Celebrate Shavuot with Chabad this year on June 11-13. Shavuot Celebration About Shavuot Learn the history, laws, and customs of the holiday of Shavuot Shavuot marks the giving of the Torah on Mt. Sinai. The Ten Commandments are read in synagogues, just as they were in the desert on Mt. Sinai over 3,300 years ago.