Shavuot
Shalom Aleichem.
In Tales of Hasidim, by Martin Buber there is a teaching I thought I would like to consider this week: The Rabbi of Kotzk was asked: “Why is Shavuot called ‘the time the Torah was given’ rather than the time we received the Torah?” He answered: “The giving took place on one day, but the receiving takes place at all times.”
Shavuot has many symbols – one I particularly love is of Torah as the Ketubah between Am Yisroel and God. AKetubah, as we will learn next week, is an essential element of a Jewish wedding – a covenant of obligation, a brit. I often say to couples I am meeting, “Remember you are getting married, not wedding’ed.” Just as Torah was given on one day (the wedding), receiving Torah is like being married – hopefully as the Rabbi suggested, in an everyday blessing.
Kabbalat Shabbat, Shavuot
June 7, 2019 by Rabbi Lynn Greenhough • • Tags: kabbalat shabbat, shavuot •
Kabbalat Shabbat begins at 7 this week. Join us for Kouskous’ Gary Cohen, some singing, some learning about Shavuot, and some delicious Shavuot blintzes!!