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The Book of Ruth
Rabbi Moshe Shulman
The book of Ruth is read on Shavuot both because of Ruth's conversion as a paradigm for receiving the Torah and the tradition that King David, her great-grandson, was born on Shavuot. The story explores the…
It is the omer, a measure of barley, that unites the Biblical holidays of Pesach and Sukkot. With no calenderic date Shavuot occurs on the day after the counting of seven weeks “from the day on which you bring the omer, sheaf, of elevation offering…
This year, Shavuot falls on a Sunday. This rather unremarkable observation is of little import today; but had we been living in Temple times, or even in the early Middle Ages, this would have spared us much controversy. As is relatively well known,…
This series will take place on Wednesdays at 11:00am Eastern, (6:00pm Israel)
Beginning April 27, 2022
In preparation for, and following Shavuot, we will study the laws of the beginning of parashat Mishpatim (Exodus 21) through the eyes of the…
Megillat Rut is a book of great charm and important lessons, but it's seeming simplicity hides some of the subtleties of it's beauty and depth. Join us as we take a careful look at the characters and major themes of this most lovely and…
“Rav Yossi said: It would have been appropriate had the Torah been given through Ezra, but Moshe preceded him… and even though the Torah was not given by him [Ezra], it was changed by him” (Sanhedrin 21b). The Talmud explains that…