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.

Yom HaMeyuchas
Yom HaMeyuchas
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May 22, 2023
By Rabbi Jack Abramowitz
Discover the 2nd of Sivan – “Yom Hamiyuchas”
Discover the 2nd of Sivan – “Yom Hamiyuchas”
Shiur provided courtesy of Torah Anytime
May 22, 2023
By Rabbi Daniel Glatstein
Kindness and Kingship
Kindness and Kingship
 Shiur provided courtesy of Naaleh.com Adapted by Channie Koplowitz Stein It is well known that the megillah we read on Shavuot is Ruth. Why? Because just as the Torah, which we received...
May 19, 2023
By Shira Smiles
Torat Chesed al Leshonah: Chesed in Megillat Rut
Torat Chesed al Leshonah: Chesed in Megillat Rut
Delivered at the OU Israel Center, 25 Iyar 5783 / May 16, 2023
May 18, 2023
By Leah Feinberg
The Custom of the Wife of Rav Yaakov Emden – The Unknown Halachic Status of Shavuot
The Custom of the Wife of Rav Yaakov Emden...
Shiur provided courtesy of Torah Anytime
May 16, 2023
By Rabbi Daniel Glatstein
Torah: The Power of Honey
Torah: The Power of Honey
Shiur provided courtesy of Torah Anytime
May 15, 2023
By Rabbi Daniel Glatstein
Shavuos: The Heart & Soul of Tehillim
Shavuos: The Heart & Soul of Tehillim
Shiur provided courtesy of Torah Anytime
May 15, 2023
By Rabbi Daniel Glatstein
The Mitzvah of Hallel (Part 2)
The Mitzvah of Hallel (Part 2)
Delivered at the OU Israel Center, 4 Iyar 5783 – April 25, 2023 with a digression on Yom Hazikaron/Yom Haatzmaut Rabbi Breitowitz’s Tuesday Shiur is sponsored for the 2023 academic year...
Apr 27, 2023
By Rabbi Dr. Yitzchak Breitowitz
The Mitzvah of Hallel
The Mitzvah of Hallel
with a short digression on Yom HaShoah Delivered at the OU Israel Center, 27 Nisan 5783 – April 18, 2023 Rabbi Breitowitz’s Tuesday Shiur is sponsored for the 2023 academic year...
Apr 20, 2023
By Rabbi Dr. Yitzchak Breitowitz
The Special Status of Isru Chag Shavuot
The Special Status of Isru Chag Shavuot
Jul 4, 2022
By Rabbi Dr. Yitzchak Breitowitz

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