The Sages of the Midrash (Bamidbar Rabba 1;7) taught that the Torah was given in Three Situations – in Fire, in Water, and in Wilderness. This is based on three ..
Written by Anonymous
I hate to ruin the party, but we did not get the Torah on Shavuos. Bnei Yisrael sinned with the egel hazahav and we did not get the Torah until the following Yom Kippur. ..
Written by d fine
Have you noticed in a car how the radio usually comes on with the engine? Or the first thing you do after starting up is to put on a CD? I never noted this until ..
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Shavuos; Humility : There is one thing that sets Shavuos apart from all other festivals; whether Torah or Rabbinic ones, and that is that Shavuos is so small… ..
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When Hashem revealed Himself to the Jewish people at Har Sinai – the extraordinary event annually commemorated and celebrated on the festival of Shavuos – ..
Written by Rafi Jager
We shall do and we shall listen! (Exodus 19:8). These words characterized our superhuman commitment to observance of G-d’s Torah. After all, most people listen, ..
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Bamidbar & Shavuos ; Time v Space As the saying goes, the best place to start is always the beginning; and here is no exception. Let us ponder over a very interesting ..
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The pasuk says (VaYikra 23:16) “Tispiru Chamishim Yom”; you must count 50 days from the Korban Omer and then celebrate Shavuos. All the Meforshim ask that Matan ..
Written by Benjamin A Rose
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 ..
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Why We Eat Milchigs on Shavous? There are many reasons to eat dairy on Shavous. One it is similar to the two foods we eat on Pesach. The Pesach and the Chagigah. ..
Written by Yossi Schwartz