Shavuot ("weeks") is one
of three Pilgrim Festivals (along with
Passover
and
Sukkot)
in the
Jewish calendar. It falls on the
sixth day of Sivan beginning at sunset the night
before and celebrates the Ten Commandments,
the foundation of Jewish law. Shavuot is also
known as the Feast of Weeks because it occurs
seven weeks after the first day of Passover.
Originally, Shavuot was a time of bringing the
first fruits of harvest to Jerusalem as a show
of thanks but has since transformed into the
anniversary of the day the
Torah
was given to the
Jewish People.
It is customary to read from the Book of Ruth
and study the
Torah
during
Shavuot.
When is Shavuot this
years?
- Jewish
CalendarIt is customary to decorate
synagogues and homes with flowers and boughs.
The holiday of Shavuot begins at sundown tonight.
Women and
girls
light
candles
tonight to usher in the holiday.
First Day
of Shavuot
Torah Reading: Exodus 19: 1-20:23
Haftarah: Ezekiel 1: 1-28; 3:12
Reading of
the Ten Commandments.
All men, women and children should go to the
synagogue to hear the reading of the Ten Commandments.
The youngest of children to the reading of
the Ten Commandments in the synagogue on Shavuot.
This is in commemoration of the Jewish people
declaring: "Our children are our guarantors
[that we will keep the Torah]". This
was the only guarantee acceptable to G-d (Midrash).
King David
passed away on Shavuot.
So did the father of the Chassidic movement,
Rabbi Yisroel Baal Shem Tov. also
see:
ChassidusTEN
COMMANDMENTS: When G-d revealed Himself
on Mount Sinai, our entire people heard his
voice proclaiming the Ten Commandments.
1) I am the L-rd your G-d who took
you out of the land of Egypt.
2) You shall have no other gods before
Me.
3) Do not take the name of the L-rd
your G-d in vain.
4) Remember the Sabbath to keep it
holy.
5) Honor your father and mother.
6) Do not murder.
7) Do not commit adultery.
8) Do not steal.
9) Do not bear false witness.
10) Do not covet.
also see:
The
Magic of Shavuot, 1967 by
Larry Domnitch
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