Jewish holiday Shavuot for kosher set dairy food on torah scroll and tallisPlease Note –  To see our online and in-person opportunities, please visit our Services, Affiliate Groups, and Adult Education pages. For a complete list of events and services, visit our Events Calendar.

 

SHAVUOT

 About Shavuot

 

The holiday Shavuot falls seven weeks after the holiday of Passover.  The Torah refers to Shavuot as Hag Ha-Katsir (The Feast of the Harvest) and Yom Ha-Bikkurim (The Day of First Fruits), observed by offerings of the best ripe produce of the fields (Exodus 23:16; Numbers 28:26).

We also celebrate Shavuot as the festival of the Giving of the Torah (Z’man Matan Torateynu) at Mount Sinai. The first night of the festival often includes study in an event called a Tikkun Leil Shavuot.

On the first day of Shavuot we read the section of the Ten Commandments from the Torah, considering ourselves as having been at Sinai to personally receive Torah. The Book of Ruth is also read for its description of a summer harvest in Israel. It is traditional to consume milk and dairy dishes, comparing the Torah to milk, according to an interpretation of the Song of Songs verse, “honey and milk are under your tongue.” It is also a tradition that the Israelites did not have the laws of kashrut for eating meat, so they ate only dairy foods. 

­— Adapted from A Book of Jewish Concepts by Phillip Birnbaum

 

This year Shavuot begins at sundown on Tuesday, June 11.

& continues through sundown on Thursday, June 13.

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Celebrate Shavuot with us!

 

Join us for Meeting at the Mountain: A Community Shavuot Experience from Tuesday, June 11 at 7pm to Wednesday, June 12 at 4am.

Join diverse Southern Arizona Jewish clergy, educators, and leaders for an innovative night of learning, eating, singing, movement, crafting, connecting, and more. Hybrid mincha/ma’ariv services with CAI clergy to begin the holiday, followed by deep and kinetic learning into the night – with multiple options in each time slot – delicious snacks throughout the evening, and two opportunities to gather as a community. Whether you join us for the entirety of the evening or pop in when works for you, we look forward to standing at Sinai together.

 

Shavuot Service Schedule

A Community-Wide Shavuot Learning Experience at The JCC

3800 E. River Road

Tuesday, June 11

7:00pm Kick Off Services

8:00pm Choose Your Own Session

9:00pm Niggun Music Lab

10:00pm Choose Your Own Session

11:00pm Community Beit Midrash (House of Learning)

Midnight to 4:00am Choose Your Own Sessions

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Wednesday, June 12

9:30am
Hybrid Morning Service in the Rabbi Eisen Beit Midrash and on Zoom

5:30pm
Online Evening Service on Zoom

 

Thursday, June 13

9:30am
Hybrid Morning Service and Yizkor (approximately 11:00am) in the Rabbi Eisen Beit Midrash and on Zoom

8:00pm

Online End of Chag/Ma'ariv Service on Zoom

 

Watch your email for details and links.

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