Tikkun Leil Shavuot 5786

Join us on Thursday, May 21, at 6:30 pm for Tikkun Leil Shavuot, a traditional night of learning.

Shavuot celebrates the Israelites receiving and accepting revelation at Mt. Sinai. This transformative experience has defined and challenged the Jewish people ever since. Tikkun Leil Shavuot is a night of study based on the idea that we should rush to participate in important events. Nothing could be more important than revelation. Thus, we study throughout the night, excitedly awaiting the revelation of Shavuot. You are welcome to attend one or all sessions.

A light dairy dinner will be served earlier in the evening. Cost is $12 per person for dinner, no charge for the program. The dinner registration deadline is 12:00 pm on Tuesday, May 19.

Tikkun Schedule

• 6:30 pm: Greg Harris – Reclaiming Zionism with Pride
• 7:00 pm: Evening Minyan
• 7:30 pm: Dinner
• 8:15 pm:
  – Michael Kievel – Tikkun Olam: What Is It Really?
  – Toby Schonfeld – Updated, Unleavened, and Unhinged: Why Pesach Prep Makes Up Panic, Even with the New 5786 Guide
  – Donna Saady – Heraldry in Jewish History
  – Stephanie Grosser – Exodus Yoga (participants should bring yoga mats)
• 9:00 pm:
  – Todd & Lake Rosenberg – Midrash and Monsters
  – Bill Dauster – Ruth, Like a Patriarch
  – Gideon Amir – Levirat Marriage, Then and Now
• 9:45 pm:
  – Shawn Grosser – Jewish Humor
  – Matthew Slater – So Now Write Down This Song and Teach it to the Israelites
  – Jeff Diamant – U.S. Public Opinion on Israel and Netanyahu
• 10:15 pm: Cheesecake Break
• 10:45 pm: Hazzan Asa Fradkin – Six Kinds of Trope
• 11:15 pm: David Farber – The Kitchen Table as Religious Center
• 11:45 pm: Rabbi David Abramson – On Students and Teachers
• 12:15 am: Donna Vogel – What’s Love Got to Do With It?
• 12:45 am: David Margulies – Act vs. Intent: Can He Keep the Fish?

For those who cannot make it in person, two Zoom sessions will be offered by the clergy. If you cannot make it in person but wish to attend via Zoom, please click here to sign up to receive the Zoom information.

Zoom Sessions

• 8:15 pm: Rabbi Greg Harris – Reclaiming Zionism with Pride
• 9:00 pm: Hazzan Asa Fradkin – Six Kinds of Trope

If you are attending in person, please use the form below to register for dinner.