Lessons From the Book of Ruth
Jun 12, 2005 By Ismar Schorsch | Commentary | Shavuot
Sharing our possessions is not a disposition that comes naturally.
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Why We Eat Dairy on Shavu’ot
Jun 7, 2003 By Ismar Schorsch | Commentary | Shavuot
The menu for the first day of Shavuot is customarily restricted to dairy dishes. While a plethora of explanations has been generated to account for the practice, I prefer the most serious one. Shavuot commemorates the giving of the Torah at Mount Sinai, the governing covenant between God and Israel, the constitution of the Jewish polity. The event marks the adoption of a religious regimen that would henceforth define the borders of individual and group behavior. That to which the Israelites were formerly entitled is no longer permitted.
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What The Rabbis Of The Talmud Learned From Naomi And Ruth
May 21, 2014 By Judith Hauptman | Short Video | Shavuot
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Who Are You? A Question For All Of Us
May 21, 2014 By Eliezer B. Diamond | Short Video | Shavuot
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A Deer In The Sheepfold: A Conversion Tale
May 21, 2014 By Anne Lapidus Lerner | Short Video | Shavuot
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