Shavuot 5783 / 2023
Shavuot Schedule
Thursday, May 25
Family Shavuot Pajama Party: 5:30-7pm
Shavuot “Pre-kun” on the Roof: 7:15-9:30pm
TeleTefila Tikkun: 7-10pm on Zoom
Marlene Meyerson JCC’s Paul Feig z”l Tikkun Leil Shavuot: 10pm – 5am
Friday, May 26
Sanctuary Service: 9:45am In-Person, Livestream or on Zoom
Minyan M’at Service: 10am in 5 North
Community Potluck Lunch: After Services on the Roof
Saturday, May 27
Sanctuary Service: 9:45am In-Person, Livestream or on Zoom
Includes Yizkor, the “First Fruits” Aliyah, and leyning by our most recent Torah reading class
Minyan M’at Service: 10am in 5 North
TeleTefila Service: 9:40am P’sukei D’zimra, 10am Shacharit on Zoom
Shavuot “Pre-kun” on the Roof
Thursday, May 25, 7:15-9:30pm
Come study with AC members and clergy:
- Solomon Mowshowitz will talk about the midrashic tradition of the Torah being “black fire written upon white fire,” and the Torah scripts we actually copy.
- Michael Freed will take us to medieval Spain and the poetry of R. Shmuel HaNagid.
- Rabbi Yael Hammerman will reflect on the recent passing of R. Harold Kushner and his spiritual teachings.
We will have light food, recite Kiddush and pray the evening service, concluding in time to enable those who wish to attend the JCC Tikkun as well.
Shavuot Pajama Party
Thursday, May 25, 5:30-7pm
Join us for a family-friendly Shavuot celebration with stories, songs, dairy dinner and ice cream. Pajamas welcome – come party in your PJs! Register here.
First Fruits Aliyah
Saturday, May 27
Every year on Shavuot — the holiday in which ancient Israelites brought bikkurim, the first fruits of their harvests, to the Temple in Jerusalem — AC invites parents of newborns to bring their babies for a celebratory group aliyah. You can come on the 2nd Day of Shavuot for the whole service, or just slip in for a short visit around 10:30am for the aliyah. Email Rabbi Yael with any questions.
Celebrate the New Leyners from our Torah Reading Class!
Saturday, May 27
Mazel tov to our most recent Torah Reading Class participants, many of whom will chant from the Torah on the 2nd Day of Shavuot, followed by kiddush in Hirsch Hall. Please consider supporting kiddush to celebrate our new Torah readers: Yona Corn, Seth Goldman, Nick James, Olivia Peterson, David Shimoni.
