All posts in: Shavuos
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3 years agoShavuos: What we really accepted and what they really rejected
When Hashem went to the nations of the world to offer them the Torah, they each asked what was written in it. To each nation, Hashem stated the law which challenged ..
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3 years agoShavuos – Connecting Train
On the festival of Shvuos, when we commemorate the giving of the Torah, we read the vision of the ‘Merkavah’ of the prophet Yechezkel. What exactly is this ‘Merkavah’ ..
Written by Rabbi Daniel Leeman
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4 years ago
‘SuperVision’
SuperVision’ By Rabbi Daniel Leeman On the festival of Shavuos we commemorate the giving of, and ‘reaccept’ upon ourselves the Torah. But being that the commandments ..
Written by Rabbi Daniel Leeman
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7 years agoA precondition to the Torah: Shabbos Derech Eretz
Parshas Bamidbar/Shavous A few questions need to be asked about our weekly Parsha. First, why does Parshas Bamidbar always fall out before Shavuos as Tosfos in Megillah ..
Written by Dovid Zemel
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7 years agoDo Jews really just accept things?! Naase v’Nishma, Rav Yitzchak Berkovits
Written by Rav Yitzchak Berkovits
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7 years agoWhy do we eat milk and honey on Shavuos?
Milk and honey are ready to be consumed without any additives or improvements. Therefore, we have milk and honey on Shavuos to remind us and to impart within us that ..
Written by HaRav Moshe Sternbuch
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7 years ago
Evoking Sinai
The notion that Torah study should be evocative of the experience of receiving the Torah at Mount Sinai is a frequent halakhic and hashkafic theme. The Talmud (Berakhot ..
Written by Rabbi Daniel Z Feldman
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7 years ago
THE CUSTOMS OF SHAVUOS
The Book of Ruth In many synagogues the book of Ruth is read on the second day of Shavuot. There are several reasons for this custom: A) Shavuot is the birthday ..
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