This issue of
What's Nu
lists events through Saturday, June 10.
The next issue of What's Nu will be published on Friday, June 9.
SHAVOUT
The holiday of
Shavuot
is a two-day holiday, beginning at sundown of the 5th of
Sivan
and lasting until nightfall of the 7th of Sivan (May 30-June 1, 2017).
The word Shavuot means "weeks." It marks the completion of the seven-week counting period between Passover and Shavuot.
The Torah was given by God to the Jewish people on Mount Sinai on Shavuot more than 3,300 years ago. Every year on that holiday we renew our acceptance of God's gift, and God "re-gives" the Torah.
In ancient times, two wheat loaves would be offered in the Holy
Temple
on Shavuot. It was also at this time that people would begin to bring
bikkurim
, their first and choicest fruits, to thank God for Israel's bounty.
The Book of Ruth is recited as part of the program of study for Shavuot night. Additionally, in many synagogues it is read publicly on the second day of the holiday.
Several reasons for this custom:
1. Shavuot is the birthday and yahrzeit of
King David, and the Book of Ruth records his ancestry. Ruth and her husband Boaz
were King David's great-grandparents.
2.
The scenes of harvesting described in the Book of Ruth are appropriate to the Festival of Harvest.
3. Ruth was a sincere convert who embraced Judaism with all her heart. On Shavuot all Jews were converts, having accepted the Torah and all of its precepts.
It is customary to eat dairy foods on Shavuot. Menus range from traditional cheese blintzes to quiches, casseroles and more.
Click here for a blintze recipe
On the second day of Shavuot, the Yizkor memorial service is recited.
Wishing you a Happy Shavuot
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Week at a Glance
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Saturday, May 27
Sunday, May 28
Services: 8:30 am & 6:00 pm
Israeli Dancing with Pam Kessler: 7:00 pm
Monday, May 29
Memorial Day
Services: 8:30 am & 7:00 pm
Tuesday, May 30
Services: 7:00 am
Erev Shavuot
Evening Services: 8:00 pm
Wednesday, May 31
Shavuot Day 1
Services: 9:30 am & 8:00 pm
Thursday, June 1
Shavuot Day 2
Services 7:00 am & 9:30 am - Yizkor
Evening Services: 8:00 pm
Friday, June 2
Services: 7:00 am
Kabbalat Shabbat: 6:00 pm
Saturday, June 3
Services: 9:30 am
Mincha/Maariv: 8:05 pm
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Sunday, June 4
Services: 8:30 am & 6:00 pm
Israeli Dancing with Pamela Kessler: 7:00 pm
Monday, June 5
Services: 7:00 am & 7:00 pm
Wednesday, June 7
Services: 7:00 am & 7:00 pm
Israeli Dancing with Pazit Lahav: 7:30 pm
Friday, June 9
Services: 7:00 am
Kabbalat Shabbat: 6:00 pm
Saturday, June 10
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