{"id":30634,"date":"2009-05-27T15:10:36","date_gmt":"1970-01-01T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/production.ou.org\/holidays\/shavuot\/shavuos_and_the_awesomeness_of_torah\/"},"modified":"2017-08-21T18:34:19","modified_gmt":"2017-08-21T18:34:19","slug":"shavuos_and_the_awesomeness_of_torah","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ou.org\/holidays\/shavuos_and_the_awesomeness_of_torah\/","title":{"rendered":"Shavuos and the Awesomeness of Torah &#8211; 5769"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"attachment-266x266 size-266x266 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ou.org\/holidays\/files\/iStock_000001442731_Small-e1462462236152-768x513.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 266px) 100vw, 266px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ou.org\/holidays\/files\/iStock_000001442731_Small-e1462462236152-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ou.org\/holidays\/files\/iStock_000001442731_Small-e1462462236152.jpg 800w\" alt=\"A torah scroll with hebrew text lit with a blue glow\" width=\"266\" height=\"178\" \/>The 3 avot parallel the 3 regalim. Avraham represents\u00a0Pesach, Yitzchak represents Shavuot, and Yaakov represents Sukkot. How does Yitzchak represents Shavuot? What is the connection between the Shofar and Torah?<\/p>\n<p>Presented by Rabbi Yosef Grossman, OU Director of Kosher Education and host of &#8220;The Good Vort&#8221; on OURadio.org. Recorded live at OU World Headquarters NY, NY May 27, 2009.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The 3 avot parallel the 3 regalim. Avraham represents\u00a0Pesach, Yitzchak represents Shavuot, and Yaakov represents Sukkot. How does Yitzchak represents Shavuot? What is the connection between the Shofar and Torah? Presented by Rabbi Yosef Grossman, OU Director of Kosher Education and host of &#8220;The Good Vort&#8221; on OURadio.org. 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