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Shavuot
Shavuot celebrates the day G-d gave the Torah to the Jewish people at Mount Sinai. It is customary to stay up through the night learning Torah, to hear the Ten Commandments read in the synagogue, and to eat dairy foods.
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Holidays 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… Holidays Shavuos – Desert Storm Location, Location, Location History is replete with events of great significance. Of these, “Mattan Torah-The Giving of the… Holidays 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… Holidays 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… Holidays 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… Holidays 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… Holidays Shavuos – Mazal Tov Bar Mitzvah MAZAL TOV BAR MITZVAH Shavuot is unfortunately a much ignored holiday, these days, partly because there are fewer rituals… Holidays 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… Holidays 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… Holidays 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 original voice. Holidays 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… Holidays 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… Holidays 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… Holidays 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… Holidays 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… Holidays 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… Pirkei Avos Pirkei Avos – Preparation for Shavuos One of the reasons for reciting Pirkei Avos between Passover and Shavuos is to provide us with a means to prepare for the giving of the Torah during the Festival of Shavuos. By learning the instructions contained in this tractate that is devoted to “ethics and [refinement] of…