In this d’var Torah for Shavuot Yizkor, Chaplain David Balto writes about the “soul garment,” that according to the Zohar, we receive in the 30 days immediately following death of the body. [Read more…]
Chaplain Barry E. Pitegoff, BCC, participated in a Shavuot teach-in at Temple Sinai, Middletown, NY, We share his remarks on a verse of Torah/Tanakh that has resonated for him. [Read more…]
Coming fifty days after the beginning of Passover and marking the appearance of the first fruits in the Land of Israel, Shavuot is one of five festivals whose observance is commanded in the Torah. Shifting [Read more…]
Editor’s Note: This article by Rabbi Mencher is reproduced with permission, and first appeared in the ReformJudaism.org blog. You can listen to Rabbi Address’ podcast interview with Rabbi Mencher here. May is Mental Health Awareness [Read more…]
In Jewish tradition, this period between Passover and the festival of Shavuot is referred to as the “omer”. This reflects back to Torah and the charge to take a cutting of barley each day between [Read more…]
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