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16 chapters · by Rabbi Heschel Greenberg

Light from the Future: Shavuos

Published by the Jewish Discovery Center. Every chapter is free to read below.

  1. Shavuos – Blintzes with Discipline Why do we eat dairy foods such as Blintzes on Shavuot? There are many answers to this question, but the following one provides us with some profound…
  2. Shavuos – Desert Storm Location, Location, Location History is replete with events of great significance. Of these, “Mattan Torah-The Giving of the Torah” stands out as its…
  3. Shavuos – Echo-Less Shavuos is the anniversary of the most momentous occasion ever. On this day, over 3300 years ago, G-d revealed Himself to the entire Jewish people on…
  4. Shavuos – Envy, Lust and Glory Torah is the greatest gift given to humankind. It was a hidden treasure that was finally revealed to the Jewish people at Mount Sinai 3300 plus years…
  5. Shavuos – Honor Your Father and Mother Honor your father and mother, the fifth of the Ten Commandments (or, more precisely, the “Ten Statements”) appears in this week’s parsha, and is a…
  6. Shavuos – Immediately, If Not Sooner! The Holiday of Shavuos is first and foremost the anniversary of the day in which the Torah was given at Mount Sinai. Every Shavuos we not only…
  7. Shavuos – Mazal Tov Bar Mitzvah MAZAL TOV BAR MITZVAH Shavuot is unfortunately a much ignored holiday, these days, partly because there are fewer rituals associated with it than with…
  8. Shavuos – Reverberation Shavuos is the anniversary of the most momentous occasion ever. On this day, over 3300 years ago, G-d revealed Himself to the entire Jewish people on…
  9. Shavuos – The Aleph of Judaism Shavuos is the anniversary of the giving of the Torah on Mount Sinai. At that time G-d uttered the Ten Commandments that represent the foundation of…
  10. Shavuos – The Echo-Less Sound of Torah Ii Torah is unique because it is G-d’s only direct communication with every Jew. Nature, although G-d’s creation, can only pick up an echo of His…
  11. Shavuos – The Embrace of Sinai Shavuos, the upcoming Jewish Holiday, the anniversary of the giving of the Torah at Mount Sinai, is arguably the most important event in all of…
  12. Shavuos – The Relentless Sinai Experience The upcoming holiday of Shavuos (of the year 5777-2017) marks the 3,329th anniversary of Mattan Torah-the Giving of the Torah at Mount Sinai. There is…
  13. Shavuos – The Ultimate Audio Visual Experience EXPERIENCE For centuries, Judaism combined audio and visual instruments in its teaching of Judaism. From the time we received the Torah at Mount…
  14. Shavuos – To Embrace the Eternal Reasonable people will argue as to which is the most important Jewish Festival. Some will say, what difference does it really make? Chassidic…
  15. Shavuos – Trees and Fruits and Moses Meets Moshiach MOSHIACH In many Jewish communities there is a custom to decorate the synagogues with branches and leaves of trees. One of the reasons for this…
  16. Shavuos – Yes or No? Our sages describe the scenario of the giving of the Torah at Sinai in the following manner: When G-d would make an affirmative declaration (Such as…

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