Shavuot 218 articles

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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.

Does the Book of Ruth Matter?
Does the Book of Ruth Matter?
Jun 2, 2014
By AlephBeta Academy
Yom Tov Sheini
Yom Tov Sheini
A background on Yom Tov Sheni with an explanation by Rav Shimshon Refael Hirsch as to why we observe a 2nd day of Yom Tov outside Israel even today when our...
May 27, 2014
By Daniel Adler
A Review of Hilchot Yom Tov
A Review of Hilchot Yom Tov
The following is meant as a convenient review of Halachos pertaining to Yom Tov. The Piskei Din for the most part are based purely on the Sugyos, Shulchan Aruch and Rama,...
Apr 10, 2014
By Rabbi Y. Dov Krakowski
Drasha for the Eighth Day of Pesach: Yizkor
Drasha for the Eighth Day of Pesach: Yizkor
Before we say Yizkor, I want to share a thought with you that I read in the journal, “Dos Yiddische Vort”. It was an article by Rabbi Moshe Sherer, the head...
Feb 25, 2014
By Rabbi Yaakov Haber
Shavuot: To Teach, To Learn, To Repent
Shavuot: To Teach, To Learn, To Repent
There is an urgency in the two Torah commandments whose obligation is constant and ever-present, to learn Torah and to repent.  The Torah is clear about this urgency in the Sh’ma: ...
May 8, 2013
By Rabbi Eliyahu Safran
The Ten Commandments: Love vs. Respect
The Ten Commandments: Love vs. Respect
How are the Ten Commandments spiritual? Explore the central principle of Judaism at the heard of the Ten Commandments.
May 2, 2013
By AlephBeta Academy
The Path to Self-Respect
The Path to Self-Respect
How are the Ten Commandments spiritual? Explore the central principle of Judaism at the heard of the Ten Commandments.
May 2, 2013
By AlephBeta Academy
Mirror Parallels
Mirror Parallels
  Previous video                                                                                               Next video The Ten Commandments’ prominence in Judaism and in Western Civilization has been trumpeted in movies, and throughout history. But what spiritual message do the Commandments teach...
May 2, 2013
By AlephBeta Academy
Two Tablets
Two Tablets
How are the Ten Commandments spiritual? Explore the central principle of Judaism at the heart of the Ten Commandments.
May 2, 2013
By AlephBeta Academy
What is Judaism All About?
What is Judaism All About?
How are the Ten Commandments spiritual? Explore the central principle of Judaism at the heard of the Ten Commandments.
May 1, 2013
By AlephBeta Academy

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