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Why Stay Up All Night Studying Torah?
Tonight, Jews across the world will pull an all-nighter. Some will sit in synagogue all night long; others will “shul-crawl,†...
Shavuot II
This reading includes the biblical commandment to consecrate the first-born males of the flock to God. It then turns to ...
Celebrate, Desserts, Eat, Shavuot
Stay Up All Night With This Dessert
It’s customary to stay up all night learning Torah on the first night of Shavuot. Though I used to pull ...
Celebrate, JOFA's Torch, Shavuot, Women & Feminism
A Mixed Mob at Mount Sinai?
When I think about Shavuot, the first image that pops into my head is a mob of Israelites gathered at ...
Do First, Understand Later
The Jews accepted the Torah with the statement "naaseh v'nishma" -- we will do and we will hear.
Celebrate, JOFA's Torch, Shavuot, Women & Feminism
Rediscovering Megillat Ruth
Last year I rediscovered Megillat Ruth. On the morning of the second day of Shavuot I joined a closely knit ...
Celebrate, Lag Ba'Omer, More Holidays, Shavuot
Finding Meaning in the Omer
A time to prepare for receiving the Torah.
The Omer as a Period of Mourning
An overview of the restrictions Jews traditionally observe during the 49 day period between Passover and Shavuot.