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Origins of Tikkun Leil Shavuot
Where does the Shavuot practice of staying up all night come from?
You’ve Got a Friend in Me: Ruth and the
Dynamics of Friendship
This text originally appeared as a chapter in Gleanings:Reflections on Ruth published by by Maggid Books and YU Press, the full book can be purchased here: https://korenpub.com/products/gleanings-reflections-on-ruth
THE BOOK OF RUTH AND RECEIVING THE TORAH: RESPECTING THE HUMANITY OF OTHERS
Shavuot - the holiday which marks our personal engagement with the Torah, as well our collective march towards the final redemption - is born out in the ideas found in the Book of Ruth. Explore those messages with me as we prepare for Z’man Matan Torateinu.
SEFIRAT HA-OMER: REPAIRING AND REDEEMING SOCIETY
Why did Rabbi Akiva's students die between Pesach & Shavuot? Because a chosen people who seek to embrace a covenantal relationship must learn to respect the other. Thoughts on Sefirat HaOmer and how Rabbi Soloveitchik & Rav Moshe Feinstein taught us what mutual respect looks like.
FROM MATZA TO CHAMETZ: THE REDEMPTIVE JOURNEY FROM PESACH TO SHAVUOT
With the war in Ukraine, riots in Jerusalem, an unstable global economy and uncertainty in Israel's government, we are in a holiday season where peace and tranquility seem to be in rare supply. My thoughts on Pesach, Shavuot and some perspective to this turbulent time in history.
Selection of Mishnayos Relating to the Shtei HaLechem (Shavuous 5780)
This source sheet is a study of Mishnayos referencing one of the two special Korbanos brought on the Holiday of Shavuous, the Shtei HaLechem.
A Prayer for Healing?
(or, Doctors vs God)
A discussion about Rav Aha's resistance to doctors and Abaye's proof from Berakhot.