Shavuot 218 articles

Jewish Holidays

The holiday of Shavuot commemorates when the Jewish people received the Torah at Mount Sinai, 7 weeks after the departure from Egypt which we commemorate on the holiday of Passover.

The Conversion of Har Sinai: Solving the Lifelong Mystery of the Chasam Sofer
The Conversion of Har Sinai: Solving the Lifelong Mystery...
Download the mekorot here Shiur provided courtesy of Torah Anytime
May 17, 2018
By Rabbi Daniel Glatstein
Yom Hamiyuchas: The Munkatcher Uncovers How Our Yichus Got Us the Torah
Yom Hamiyuchas: The Munkatcher Uncovers How Our Yichus Got...
3 reasons why 2 Sivan called Yom Hameyuchas and the connection to Parshat Bamidbar, which is read before Shavuot. Why is our yichus enough for us to merit receiving the Torah?...
May 17, 2018
By Rabbi Daniel Glatstein
“No Ordinary Joe” – The Klausenberger Rebbe on What Rav Yosef Really Meant
“No Ordinary Joe” – The Klausenberger Rebbe on What...
On Shavuot, the Amora Rav Yosef would make a large meal and say, were it not for this day, I would be just like any other Yosef on the street. Why...
May 16, 2018
By Rabbi Daniel Glatstein
Shavuot Insights Based on the Teachings of Rebbetzin Henny Machlis zt”l
Shavuot Insights Based on the Teachings of Rebbetzin Henny...
Delivered by her daughter, Elisheva Rosenthal Recorded at OU Israel’s L’Ayla Rosh Chodesh Women’s Event
May 15, 2018
By Elisheva Rosenthal
The Ladder of Transformation: Receiving the Torah at Sinai
The Ladder of Transformation: Receiving the Torah at Sinai
How could a people enslaved for two centuries transform into a nation in only 49 days and merit to hear directly from God? How were they able to transform themselves? We...
May 15, 2018
By Sarah Hermelin
Megilat Rut: Core of Chesed
Megilat Rut: Core of Chesed
Download the mekorot here Recorded at OU Israel’s L’Ayla Rosh Chodesh Women’s Event
May 15, 2018
By Shira Smiles
The Mysterious Ancestry of David Hamelech
The Mysterious Ancestry of David Hamelech
According to the Midrash, the daughters of Lot seemed to have been trying to orchestrate the ancestry of Mashiach by having a child with him. Why did God bring about Moshiach...
May 15, 2018
By Rabbi Daniel Glatstein
Shavuot and the Importance of Minhagim
Shavuot and the Importance of Minhagim
The five minhagim of Shavuot and how minhagim, in general, protect the Torah. What is the common denominator among the minhagim? Why is there no mitzvah on Shavuot that represents its...
May 15, 2018
By Rav Zev Leff
Propitious Prayer
Propitious Prayer
 Shiur provided courtesy of Naaleh.com Adapted by Channie Koplowitz Stein             Among all our holidays, Shavuot has the unique distinction of not having any specific positive commandment associated with its observance. While...
May 14, 2018
By Shira Smiles
Shavuos: Making the Infinite Jump from 49 to 50
Shavuos: Making the Infinite Jump from 49 to 50
Delivered at the pre-Shavuos program in Congregation Ohr Torah, Silver Spring, MD.
May 14, 2018
By Rabbi Yochanan Bechhofer

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