Shavuot
Shavuot
Shavuot, “Weeks,” occurs on the fiftieth day or seven weeks and a day following Pesah, on the 6th of Sivan. Biblically, it was also known as Hag Ha-Bikkurim, the Festival of First Fruits, celebrating the early summer barley harvest. Although there is no mention in the Bible of any historical event associated with Shavuot, the rabbis of the Talmud connected this festival to the revelation of the Torah at Sinai, calling it Zeman Matan Torateinu, the Season of the Giving of Our Torah. On the eve of Shavuot, therefore, it is traditional to hold a night of text study, a Tikkun Leil Shavuot, to celebrate the Torah by studying it.
Each year for our Tikkun Leil Shavuot, we have a guest speaker or panel addressing an important issue of the day sponsored by the Ruth Richler Memorial Fund. We also hold Shavuot services in the morning, along with family activities, and we share a festive Kiddush lunch.
RUTH RICHLER MEMORIAL LECTURE- TIKKUN LEYL SHAVUOT
Thu, August 18 2022
21 Av 5782
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Aug 20 Shabbat registration (with Kiddush) Shabbat, Aug 20 10:00am |
Aug 21 Picnic in the park for families Sunday, Aug 21 11:00am |
Aug 27 Shabbat registration (with Kiddush) Shabbat, Aug 27 10:00am |
Aug 29 Dorshei Emet Member and Author E. David Brown will present his memoir, Nothing is Us. Monday, Aug 29 7:30pm |
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