We welcome all comers to join for as much or as little of the program as they are able, either by registering for the  It’s a chance to, metaphorically, greet the Torah anew. Shavuot is a Jewish holiday that many have never observed before. Redemption After Loss: Marriage, Rebirth, and the Book of Ruth .

Can you talk about it? SHAVUOT CREATION PACKS Create your own Shavuot games using our GREAT creation packs. Subscribe to receive the UPJ Weekly News & Drash. This year, the St. Louis Jewish community will be offering two community-wide learning opportunities, a series of events in the days prior to the holiday, and a community Zoom event on Thursday night, May 28, beginning at 7:30 pm. This year, the coronavirus pandemic has rendered normal communal gatherings impossible. What is ShavuotLIVE? One of its traditions, for a few hundred years, has been staying up all night learning -- in community with others. What is so special about Shavuot? Yet this most of unfortunate of situations has presented an opportunity to bring Shavuot home in a new way. A study sheet on the two sets of tablets in the Sinai/Golden Calf story.The story of Ruth, read on Shavuot, provides a powerful model for welcoming newcomers to the Jewish people. Offerings include text study, storytelling, meditations and artistic expressions. But we think it's a great one! Keep up to date with our latest news and events. We want MORE than just all-night learning. My Jewish Learning’s Tikkun Leil Shavuot took place on Thursday, May 28, 2020.

Approaching Sinai. It comes after 49 days of eager counting, as we prepared ourselves for this special day.. By Dave Schechter May 22, 2020, 6:30 am 0 Edit. On the brink of Shavuot, Rabbi Vivie Mayer shares insights into the concept of multiple intelligences as it applies to receiving Torah.Learn more about us and the resources available here:Please Help Reconstructing Judaism Stay StrongEach year, Shavuot presents an opportunity to delve into some of the texts, stories and ideas that have shaped the Jewish tradition. What is Shavuot? But we're greedy. Pre-Shavuot Mini Yom Iyyun . Do we continue with institutional protectzia or embrace Judaism's unfolding since the gift of Torah we celebrate on Shavuot?Freemasonry, Judaism and the book of Ruth. Shavuot. "Weeks"), is known as the Feast of Weeks or Pentecost (Koinē Greek: Πεντηκοστή) in English.It is a Jewish holiday that occurs on the sixth day of the Hebrew month of Sivan (it may fall between May 15 and June 14 on the Gregorian calendar). Aviva Richman. Learn more about the history of Shavuot here. This ancient Kabbalistic work, written in the years after the destruction of the Second Temple, recounts that Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochai —the author of the Zohar—as well as “the early pious ones”3 would stay up learning Torah on Shavuot night.4 The Zohar does not mention anything about the Jews sleeping in, instead writing that this practice was a preparation for and in honor of the “bride’s” (the Jews) …

A look at our texts to unlock the secrets of one of our most unique Musical session: Rabbi Gary Robuck and son Aaron Robuck combine to present an inspiring tribute to the music of several legendary Jewish composers. How are we to understand the traditional claim that the Torah is divinely revealed? A number of reasons are given for the inclusion of the latter. Community & Family.

Avi Strausberg. It will bring together teachers, performers, learners, students, creatives and seekers across the globe into each other’s homes to celebrate the holiday. 4 Audio files. Interactive opportunity to examine the text in multiple layers. Dawn will be welcomed through movement and a puppet show. info)) in Ashkenazi usage, (Hebrew: שָׁבוּעוֹת ‎, lit. Among them are that the book takes place at the time of the barley harvest, that Ruths assumption of Naomis religion reflects the Israelites acceptance of the Torah at Sinai, and that King David, who is alleged to have died at this time of year according to rabbinic tradition, is mentioned …