Shavuot 218 articles

Article abstract: Hallel is comprised of six sequential chapters within Tehillim recited on most holidays in joyous praise of God. Surprisingly, examination of the tone and content of those chapters reveals...

Shiur provided courtesy of Naaleh.com. Summary by Channie Koplowitz Stein In Sichot B’Avodat Hashem, Rabbi Eliezer Meizlish quotes the idea that every year before daybreak of Shavuot Hashem asks our souls,...

 Shiur provided courtesy of Naaleh.com. Summary by Channie Koplowitz Stein The approaching holiday has several names in addition to Shavuot. The Hebrew name, whether of a yom tov or a person or...

The Gemara in Maseches Shabbos says an example of notarikon (acronym) is the word Anochi.  The letters of the word anochi stands for anah nafshi kesivas yehavis.  Rashi explains that anah...

To launch the new Koren-Sacks Shavuot machzor, Rabbi Sacks delivered a keynote shiur in London on 7 June 2016 to a packed room in Finchley United Synagogue. Rabbi Sacks talked about...

The Maharal says that the function of the third item in a series is to find the synthesis to hold the first 2 opposing forces together. The Torah fills this role....

If the Torah was given on Shavuot shouldn’t it be a purely spiritual holiday? Why do all the opinions in the Gemara agree that part of it has to be spent in physical pleasure?...

At Matan Torah the Jews were able to see sound. What was the point of this miracle? Why couldn’t the Torah be all written or all oral? What is the difference...

If the Torah is the world’s blueprint then what changed at Matan Torah, there was already Torah on Earth? Torah belongs in heaven, it’s essence is now on Earth.

If the ways to acquire torah parallel sefirah, why only 48? As much progress as we make in sefirah, the jump to infinity (50) is infinite. How do we do it?...