Tikkun leil shavuot is one of the ways to celebrate the festival of shavuot. Jun 16, 2016 the original tikkun leil shavuot was not staying up all night listening to shiurim. In exodus 19, god tells moses to tell the people to prepare themselves for something that will happen on the third day. The tikkun leil shavuot rectification for shavuot night consists of excerpts from the beginning and end of each of the 24 books of tanakh including the reading in full of several key sections such as the account of the days of creation, the exodus, the giving of the ten commandments and the shema and the 63 chapters of mishnah. Joseph davis will be speaking at lower merion synagogue for shavuot at 3 a. Pluralism and its challenges shavuot is a traditional night of study for the jewish people. Learning on shavuot night tikkun leil shavuot an insomniacs.
Fascinating origins of tikkun leil shavuot reclaiming judaism. Communities stay up to study for shavuot jewish exponent. Its the fourthannual nighttime journey through conversation, culture, and. May 31, 2017 selections from makom las rooftop performance space during tikkun leil shavuot. Enter the tikkun leil shavuot, when jews stay up from dusk till dawn the night of shavuot the holiday that celebrates the giving of the torah. Please consider joining the 8pm worship service and 9pm study session with professor clifford orwin here at holy blossom temple. The countdown to shavuot represents the giving of the anticipated new covenant to mankind, since it was on this very day that the ruach hakodesh holy spirit was given. An open debate about hot topics in the jewish communityshaily hakimian. All in all, tikkun leil shavuot is a relatively recent development. The 16th century kabbalist, rabbi isaac luria, known as the ari a. Jews and booze rabbis and prohibition in the 1920s 3.
Of course, learning other torah topics is perfectly acceptable, since the main. The tikkun, customarily read during the first night of shavuot festival, has been freshly printed in a new clear typeface with russian translation. Recipes, family activities, torah study guides for leil shavuot tikkun by rabbis rick jacobs, daniel freelander, jonah pesner, edythe mencher, victor appell, marla feldman, josh weinberg, yehudit werchow. Apr 30, 20 some have colloquially come to refer to the allnight study session itself as tikkun leil shavuot. Known as a tikkun leil shavuot, free jewish learning overnights are offered worldwide the night of shavuot. Tikkun leil shavuot allnight study sessions will also be held at 7 p. Chaviva levin the akdamut legend and the premodern jewish quest for the ten lost tribes maariv yom tov ends. Join your friends and neighbors for an allnight educational and cultural experience at the 11th annual brookline community tikkun leil shavuot. Learn all night at jcc manhattan, including an early morning session with rabbi witkovsky. The original tikkun was a set text of prayers in which choice portions of the written, oral, and kabbalisitc. Tikkun leil shavuot correction for shavuot night was instituted by rabbi isaac luria, the ari and allows us.
What is the meaning of tikkun repair on tikkun leil shavuot. Most coffee is grown by subsistence farmers who are facing crisis as. To this day, it has become traditional to observe shavuot by staying up all night and studying torah. The tikkun leil shavuot rectification for shavuot night consists of excerpts from the beginning and end of each of the 24 books of tanakh including the reading in full. Reuters last week jews around the world forfeited a night of blessed sleep by staying awake and learning torah. The tikkun which refers both to the study session and to the text used for it was the only observance developed specifically for shavuot. Portable document format pdf is a file format created by adobe systems for document exchange. The arizal s torah study guide from the introduction. Saturday evening, may 19, leil shavuot in the lile synagogue. On shavuot night we remain awake until dawn to atone for an error. Rabbi daniel freelander senior vice president, union for reform judaism parashat bo, exodus 10.
A contemporary spin on tikkun leil shavuot is presented by downtown jews, a network of downtown jewish organizations and individuals convened. We are responsible for kabbalat torah, receiving torah and putting it into action in our daily lives. Also included in this handsome edition is a collection of customs related to the month of sivan and shavuot. One of the most distinctive customs of shavuot is tikkun leil shavuot, an eveninglong study session held on the night of shavuot. A tikkun occurs when one learns with a lev tahor, a pure heart and holy, implementable, new awareness emerges. In acts 2 and 3, the new covenant records that the holy spirit was poured out at shavuot. Google shavuot projects and activities for tons of ideas books on shavuot every persons guide to shavuot, by ronald h. The first tikkun leil shavuot high school bbq and shiur 7. Shavuot is the climax of gods plan for our deliverance through yeshua, the true lamb of god.
A shavuot shiur on faith and wholeness in uncertain. Thu, may 28 fri, may 29, sunsetsunrise jcc east bay, berkeley branch join us for an evening of learning, inspiration, and unique perspectives during the kabbalist tradition of shavuot. Isaac luria reinterpreted the whole scheme of kabbalah in the 16th century, essentially making the second of two different versions of theoretical kabbalah. We received torah shebichtav on shavuot, shouldnt that be what we learn shavuot night. Created from the merger of reform and conservative synagogues in 1980, ner tamid welcomes all who seek a deeper connection to judaism through torah study, shabbat celebration and the doing of mitzvot. On the 50th day, the festival of shavuot is observed. Create an invitation to your synagogues tikkun leil shavuot. What is of special note is that given the multiple uses of the term tikkun, it should not be lost that through the study of a tikkun on tikkun leil shavuot, we can achieve tikkun olam. Tikkun leil shavuot, the late or allnight study session on shavuot eve, offers a significant period of time that can be used for studying social justice and for engaging in tikkun olam.
Shavuot is the time when the community gathers around the mountain, and makes pilgrimage to a holy place, for the ultimate transformative experience. Community tikkun leil shavuot in brookline jewishboston. We celebrate the memory of our reception of torah at sinai by learning torah all night long. Originally a custom developed by medieval mystics, the tikkun is an event during which people remain awake throughout the first night of shavuot studying torah and then recite the morning service at sunrise. The jewish agency is funded by the jewish federations of north america united israel appeal, keren hayesod, foundations and donors from israel and around the world. According to tradition, we overslept the morning of matan torah the giving of the torah, and to repair our behavior on the night of the original shavuot, the kabbalists created a practice, called tikkun leil shavuot repairing the night of shavuot, in which we stay up all night learning what is, in effect, the readers digest of jewish. It boasts selections from every parshah of the torah, as well as from the tanach, the tractates of the mishnah, and even major kabbalistic works. Many people recite maariv before the meal, go home to eat, and return to synagogue for the study session. Its an impressive runthrough of our entire tradition. Theres a very old custom among us jews to celebrate the feast of shavuot with an allnight study session called tikkun leil shavuot. Apr 25, 2018 tikkun leil shavuot saturday may 19, 2018 as shabbat draws to a close and erev shavuot begins, join us for an awesome night of torah learning in its broadest sense, dairy treats to nourish you, and the camaraderie of friends new and old.
The tikkun leil shavuot is a work which contains excerpts from all twentyfour books of the tanach and all sixtythree tractates of the mishna, as well as other rabbinical works. This guide will focus on four issues connected with shavuot. Lakeview tikkun leil shavuot event anshe sholom bnai. Join us for a memorable night of learning and celebration on the first night of shavuot. Although tikkuns were later introduced for passover and hoshanah rabbah which is part of sukkot, the festival of booths this is the one most widely observed. Traditionally, shavuot commemorates an event that took place over 3,400 years ago. Featuring danny maseng, sarah lonsert, david kates, and yarone levy playing songs by sting, manos hajidakisthe ny. In modern bikkurim festivals, children dressed in white, wearing floral wreaths, and carrying baskets of produce from their local villages and kibbutzim communal farms joined parades and processions to ceremoniously present their first fruits amid great pageantry.
The theme of ruths conversion to judaism is central to this story. We also welcome your ideas and participation in planning our events. The counting of the omer is 49day period that begins on the second night of passover during which each day is counted with a blessing. The yizkor service is recited on the second day of shavuot, just as on yom kippur, shmini atzeret, and the eighth day of passover. Study questions for tikun leil shavuot rav menachem leibtag on shavuot night, the study of torah takes on an added dimension, as we mark the anniversary of matan torah.
Rabbi kaiman, along with jewish musician and rabbinical student ariel root wolpe will guide us through an experience of receiving torah with all our senses hearing torah, seeing torah, tasting cheesecake. News and views from the jewish community in pittsburgh, pa. The kabbalists explain that in preparation for the holy moments of the torah reading of shavuot morning the. This marathon study session commemorates the revelation of the torah at mount sinai. Study questions for tikun leil shavuot vbm haretzion.
According to the shelah tikkun leil shavuot is obligatory. This arrangement is intended to afford all jews a taste of the entire body of torah. It is an allnighter torah study session on erev shavuot. Pdf is used for representing twodimensional documents in a manner independent of the application software, hardware, and operating system. Youll experience performances, jam sessions, explorations, discussions, comparative studies, and roundtables. Of course, learning other torah topics is perfectly acceptable, since the main objective is simply to stay up and learn torah, and indeed many synagogues offer a variety of torah classes on shavuot night. We remain awake to show that, unlike the situation of our heavylidded ancestors at sinai, there is no need to bring us to our senses. Tikun leil shavuot zereay lil oewz tvivbs lyl vqt tikun leil shavuot the night before the torah was given, the israelites retired early to be wellrested for the great day ahead, but they overslept and moses had to wake them. The traditional syllabus for shavuot night, known as tikkun leil shavuot, is a summarized version of the entire torah. May 08, 2018 what is the real reason we stay up all night on shavuot. Tikkun leil shavuot in celebraon of hag matan torahthe holiday of the giving of the torah please join us and be part of a living tradion. God sends the plagues of locusts and darkness upon egypt and forewarns moses about the final plague, the death of every egyptian firstborn. May 18, 2018 on the night of the festival of shavuot the first night of shavuot in the diaspora, it is traditional for jews to stay up and learn torah a centuriesold custom known as tikkun leil shavuot. The origins of tikkun leyl shavuot are ascribed in the.
A night of study led by rabbi paskind and your fellow congregants saturday night, june 11 first study session begins at 6. In israel the pioneers of the early 20th century who reclaimed the land refocused on the agricultural aspects of the holiday. Shavuot is the jewish festival for the celebration of matan torah, the giving of torah by revelation at sinai. It is the season of the giving of the torah, so anything in torah is relevant to shavuot. Shavuot resources hebrew union college jewish institute of. Uphold this tradition by watching and learning with the rabbis featured in these videos, and exploring the accompanying study guides. However, he understood his new doctrinal revelation as no more than the true meaning and deeper systemisation of the zohar. The paul feig tikkun leil shavuot at jcc manhattan is a spectacular holiday celebrationan updated version of the ancient festival of shavuot, when the ancient israelites stayed awake all night at sinai anticipating the revelation. Which passages comprise the classic tikkun leil shavuot. Shavuot, a beloved celebration and commemoration of the jewish people. Tikkun leyl shavuot 32nd annual tikkun leyl shavuot. At a tikkun leil shavuot celebration, people stay up late into the night, if not all night, studying jewish texts, a tradition many are able to maintain only by consuming caffeine in particular, coffee. One of the popular customs on shavuot is to stay awake all night learning torah.
On the first night of shavuot this year, shabbat night, june 8, 2019, jews throughout the world observe the centuriesold custom of conducting an allnight vigil dedicated to torah learning and preparation for receiving the torah anew the next morning. Shavuot all night learning program this years brs tikkun leil shavuot shiurim and learning is sponsored by jonathan and nancy charm in loving memory of his late aunt, sheila smith, sima bat shula ah. One of the most interesting and unexpected revivals of a custom long fallen into almost universal disuse has to do with the reintroduction of the tikkun leil shavuot in recent years. The custom of taking part in a tikkun on the eve of shavuot has been adopted by almost all jewish communities irrespective of ethnic background, despite the fact that it is not referred to anywhere in the classical halachic literature. Selections from makom las rooftop performance space during tikkun leil shavuot. While not technically accurate, it is also not wholly inappropriate. Celebrating shavuot with the mishpochah jews for jesus. It was on this day that moses descended from mount sinai with the ten commandments and the torah, powerful tools that allow us to remove negativity and foster abundance in our lives. Some other shavuot customs include decorating the home and synagogue with greenery, eating dairy foods and sweets as samples of milk and honey, such as a good cheesecake, and staying up the entire night of shavuot to study the torah tikkun leil shavuot. In kabbalistic circles it refers to a spiritual correction for some fault. Genesis parsha bereishit 1 parsha noach 6 lech lecha 7 vayeira 8 chayei sarah 10 toldot 12 vayeitzei vayishlach 14 vayeishev 15 mikeitz 16 vayigash 18 vayechi 19. Before minhah, we customarily recite the entire book of tehillim, as well as read megilat rut, and read the.
Genesis parsha bereishit 1 parsha noach 6 lech lecha 7 vayeira 8. Tikkun leil shavuot the pittsburgh jewish chronicle. Board calendar directories manual materials donate. The tikkun leil shavuot rectification for shavuot night consists of excerpts from the beginning and end of each of the 24 books of tanakh including the reading in full of several key sections such as the account of the days of creation, the exodus, the giving of the ten commandments and the shema and the 63 tractates of mishnah, followed. This booklet contains the torah reading we listen to the night of shavout, containing specific segments from each parasha. Recipes, family activities, torah study guides for leil shavuot tikkun by rabbis rick jacobs, daniel freelander, jonah pesner. Sixteenthcentury kabbalists in safed, when looking at this particular story, decided that it needed an act of tikkun, or repair. A tikkun is also implementation of justice and healing based upon awareness. What could be more appropriate than immersion in torah study as part of ones. Among the more popular texts for study on shavuot night is the tikkun leil shavuot. Explore tikkun leil shavuot on sefaria, drawing from our library of jewish texts. In keeping with the custom of engaging in allnight torah study, the arizal, a leading kabbalist of the 16th century, arranged a special service for the evening of shavuot. This holiday is unique in that it is not given a specified date in the torah. The ultimate nocturnal journey through culture, conversation and ritual welcomes artists, musicians, shamans, teachers, downtown scholars and rabbis along with more than 500 people from all over nyc.
Feed your soul with a special musical program by student cantor. The word tikkun in hebrew can also mean a repair or a correction. You can start before the meal and continue afterwards from where you left off. Smiths first yahrzeit will be observed on the 20th of sivan 5774 sunday, june 7, 2015. The holiday of shavuot is the second of the torahs three pilgrimage festivals. Sephardic tikkun leil shavuot the sephardic minyan will host the traditional tikkun leil shavuot during the first night of shavuot, culminating in shaharit precisely at hanetz hahammah sunrise. Rituals for the holiday of shavuot, which celebrates the giving of the torah. Tikkun leil shavuot an evening of food and learning may 19th dinner, davening, discussion and dessert. On the night of the festival of shavuot the first night of shavuot in the diaspora, it is traditional for jews to stay up and learn torah a centuriesold custom known as tikkun leil shavuot. Shavuot is the jewish festival for the celebration of matan. Pdf tikkun leil shavuot morris faierstein academia. In an effort to promote klal yisrael connectedness of the jewish people, several local synagogues and. The holiday also came to be called, the season of the giving of the law.
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