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The Festival of Shavuot begins this year on the evening of May 28. I began thinking about this upcoming holiday when I saw a photo on Facebook of my old rabbi in Chicago, Rabbi Steven Bob of Congregation Etz Chaim in Lombard, atop the roof of the synagogue dressed as Moses and holding the tablets with the 10 commandments upon them. The peak of the roof looked like Mount Sinai behind him. (Yes, he was on the roof.)
If you’d like to celebrate Shavuot in the South Bay, there are a few options. Most of them involve staying up all night. The reason for this is simple. The Israelites found themselves so filled with fear when God spoke to them at Mt. Sinai, they they could not hear the words of wisdom He offered. To make sure we don't make this mistake again, we repair the mistake with "Tikkun Leyl Shavuot." We prepare for Shavuot with all-night study, and we also prepare for the possibility of God appearing again to speak to us and offer more words of wisdom. If you’d like to read my deeper thoughts on the holiday of Shavuot, please read this blog post.
In any case, here are some local events you might want to attend:
Girls: Get Ready for Shavuot!
Girls: Get Ready for Shavuot!
Join your friends in creating unique floral centerpieces for the upcoming Shavuot holiday. Girls in 1st-3rd grades will create “Edible Art” and Girls in 4th-8th grades will be baking to make their centerpieces! This Sunday, May 24th from 10:30 am to 12:00 noon at Congregation Am Echad: 1504 Meridian Ave in San Jose. Cost is $7 per child. For more information, contact Shaindy Stewart at (410) 358-2054 orshaindy@jsn.info.
Community Shavuot Dinner and Tikkun Leyl Shavuot
Congregation Sinai will host this event on Thursday, May 28 from 8pm to 1am, with an Arvit (evening) service for Shavuot followed by a festive Shavuot meal at 8:45pm. Dinner is FREE, but donations are appreciated to help defray costs. Advance RSVP are required if you plan on attending the dinner. The Tikkun Leyl Shavuot session will start at 9:45pm with an into-the-night learning, conversation, and stories led by Rabbi Josh Berkenwald of Congregation Sinai, Rabbi Simcha Green of Ahabat Torah, Rabbi Dana Magat of Temple Emanu-El, Rabbi Joshua Fenton of APJCC and others. The program is open to everyone in the community regardless of affiliation or prior knowledge. Enjoy food for thought, as well as plenty of coffee, tea and cheesecake. For more information, please contact the Sinai office at 408-264-8542 or at office@sinai-sj.org.
Chadeish Yameinu Jewish Renewal Shavuot Service and Learning
"MATAN TORAH: The Torah Coming to Us and Through Us"
We will gather on May 28 at 7:45 pm for Candlelighting and a short service. Teachings and meditations by various teachers in the community will begin at 9:00 pm and go into the night, in a custom known as "Tikun Leil Shavuot." Come for any portion of the evening and stay for as long as you like.
We will gather on May 28 at 7:45 pm for Candlelighting and a short service. Teachings and meditations by various teachers in the community will begin at 9:00 pm and go into the night, in a custom known as "Tikun Leil Shavuot." Come for any portion of the evening and stay for as long as you like.
Note: it is a custom to enjoy dairy foods and the first fruits of the season. You may wish to bring something to share.(If you are staying into the night with us, you may want to bring blankies, jammies and a pillow.)
Location: 6020 Soquel Drive in Aptos (near the corner of Park Ave.)
Parking should be plentiful in the Bay Photo shopping plaza on the other corner).
Location: 6020 Soquel Drive in Aptos (near the corner of Park Ave.)
Parking should be plentiful in the Bay Photo shopping plaza on the other corner).
Etz Chayim Tikkun Leyl Shavuot
www.etzchayim.org
Fri. 5/29 7:30PM Shabbat Services followed by Tikkun Leyl Shavuot. Stay after services, or come specially for these discussions which follow our Chardonnay Shavuot/Shabbat special Oneg!
9PM: Torah "Wrap Session"-We'll start the evening of celebrating the revelation of the Torah by wrapping ourselves in a Torah Scroll, and see some of the "calligraphy pictures" are in it.Campout On The Bimah For Kids. Also, two study sessions:
1st Session 9:15-10:30
Jewish Mysticism 101: Some Basics of the Kabbalah
How Being Created "In The Image Of God" Affects Jewish Ethics.
Shavuot As A Wedding
Why We Wandered: aka The Spies Go In; The Spies Come Out
2nd Session 10:40-11:55
How Being Created "In The Image Of God" Affects Jewish Ethics.
Look! Up in the sky! It's a bird! It's a plane! It's…Mosheh
Torah 202:Why Some Torah Portions' Names Are Repeated
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