Posts Tagged: Shavuot meaning
Shavuot and the Enduring Genius of Sinai
“People don’t buy what you do – they buy why you do it.” This famous observation by the self-described “unshakeable optimist” Simon Sinek has become...
Why Do We Read the Book of Ruth on Shavuot?
All Biblical festivals and special days relate to time -- whether it is daily, monthly, annually, or seasonally. Awareness of the natural world comes with...
Why This Year’s Shavuot Is One of the Most Important Ever
Beginning Tuesday evening, June 11, Jews all over the world celebrate Shavuot and commemorate the day they received the Torah and its commandments at Sinai. The...
Shavout: The Shadow of Mount Sinai Over Our Heads
The renowned American writer and humorist Mark Twain, is purported to have said “Action speaks louder than words, but not nearly as often.” Or, as...
A Shavuot Guide for the Perplexed
Ahead of this year's celebration of Shavuot, here are some facts about the holiday: 1. The significance of Shavuot Shavuot is one of the three Jewish liberty-oriented...
Shavuot, Torah, and Humanity
The rabbis of the first century decided to make Shavuot the anniversary of the Mount Sinai revelation. They added this cerebral, constitutional dimension (nowhere mentioned...
The Deeper Meaning of Shavuot — Balancing Authenticity and Norms
One of humanity’s strongest longings today is the need for authenticity. We want to be ourselves -- or to become ourselves. We admire childrens' spontaneity, because they...
Shavuot Guide for the Perplexed, 2017
1. Liberty. The Shavuot holiday reflects the 3,500 year old trilateral linkage between the Land of Israel (pursued by Abraham), the Torah of Israel (transmitted through Moses)...
Reflections on Shavuot, 2016
It was the genius of Babylonian Jewry to meet the challenges of exile 2,500 years ago. Originally, Judaism was a fragile community of rival tribes...
