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Shavuot
*Candle lighting *Service Times *Schedule |
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| Thursday May 28th
*Light Candles at:21:23
Late night service 22:30
Rue du cornet 22
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Friday May 29th
Holiday Service/and reading of The Ten Commandments
10:00
Followed by Kiddush
*Light Candles at:21:25 **
**when partaking in an early Shabbat, the candles must be lit no later than the time of prayer in that community, by us 20:00.
19:40 Mincha
20:05 Mariv
Followed by a lite Kiddush
Saturday May 30th
Holiday Service: 10:00
Yizkor: 11:00
Followed by Mussaf and Kiddush
Holiday Ends at: 22:53
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| *THE BLESSINGS |
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Thursday night - #1 & 3
1. Bo-ruch A-toh Ado-noi E-lo-hei-nu Me-lech Ho-olom A-sher Ki-de-sha-nu Be-mitz-vo-sov Vitzi-vo-no Le-had-lik Ner Shel Yom Tov.
Blessed are You, Lord our G-d, King of the universe, who has sanctified us with His commandments, and commanded us to kindle the holiday light.
For Friday evening (before sunset): #2 & 3.
2. Bo-ruch A-toh Ado-noi E-lo-hei-nu Me-lech Ho-olom A-sher Ki-de-sha-nu Be-mitz-vo-sov Vitzi-vo-no Le-had-lik Ner Shabbat veshel Yom Tov.
Blessed are You, Lord our G-d, King of the universe, who has sanctified us with His commandments, and commanded us to kindle the light of Shabbat and of the holiday.
For both nights of the holiday:
3. Bo-ruch A-toh Ado-noi E-lo-hei-nu Me-lech Ho-olom She-heh-che-yoh-nu Vi-kiye-mo-nu Vehe-ge-o-nu Lazman Ha-zeh.
Blessed are You, Lord our G-d, King of the universe, who has granted us life, sustained us, and enabled us to reach this occasion. |
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Sara's No Bake Cheesecake |
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INGREDIENTS
227 gr Farmer Cheese
1/4 c. Splenda (sugar)
2 eggs
15 white tea biscuits (vanilla)
15 dark tea biscuits (chocolate)
Milk for dipping biscuits in
DIRECTIONS
Dip 15 white biscuits into milk. Then lay them out side by side 3 x 5 (Width wise) 3
across (wide) and 5 biscuits down, on foil.
Mix together farmer cheese, Splenda and 1 egg. Spread thin layer on the first set of biscuits.
Dip second set of 15 biscuits in milk, lay them on top.
Spread a bigger helping of cheese mixture on top.
Spread sliced strawberries down the center. Place in freezer.
Once frozen, thaw and slice and serve. |
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| Special Shavuot Edition |
2009/5769 |
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Greetings!
MEN, WOMEN, CHILDREN,
Be there when the Torah is given for the 3,321 time!
Shavuot is the holiday we celebrate the giving of the Torah at Mount Sinai. Every year G-D reaffirms His covenant with the Jewish people and gives us His Torah once again.
At Mount Sinai each of us became receptive to appreciate G-d. Let us utilize the unique sensitivities we have been given to transform the entire world into a place of openness to G-d, his Torah, and its lessons.
On the first day of Shavuot join us for a Live reading of the Ten Commandments Friday, May 29th, - Morning service 10:00. Ten Commandments read at 10:45
Check out our Shavuot schedule and complete list of times.
With the blessing of a happy Yom Tov of Receiving the Torah with inner joy,
Michoel Rosenblum |
| Shavuot in a Nut Shell |
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 Countdown to Sinai...
Shavuot celebrates the anniversary of G-d's rendezvous with the Jewish people, over three thousand years ago at a humble mountain named Sinai. It was the first and only time the Creator of the Universe communicated with an entire nation.
On Shavuot, we celebrate that moment, and rededicate ourselves to the fulfillment of our task. We celebrate by staying up all night studying Torah on the eve of Shavuot (this year May 28), and everyone, including even the youngest children come to hear the Ten Commandments read from the Torah on the morning of Shavuot (this year May 29).
Of course, no Jewish holiday would be complete without traditional foods: on Shavuot we eat dairy. |
| SHAVOUT GUIDE - The What & Why |
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What does the word Shavuot mean?
Shavuot means 'weeks,' referring to the seven weeks between Passover and Shavuot. In the desert, the Jewish People counted the days and weeks from leaving Egypt up to the giving of the Torah, in anticipation of this momentous event.
Today, we also count from Passover to Shavuot. During these seven weeks, or 49 days, we refine the seven basic character emotions (Kindness, Strength, Harmony, Perseverance, Commitment, Connection, and Royalty) in preparation for receiving the Torah.
What exactly is the Torah?
Torah is G-d's wisdom, an expression of His essence. G-d created the world so that the Torah's ideals could be actualized. The Torah, as we experience it, is Divine wisdom distilled for consumption by the human mind. Through studying Torah's laws, logic, mystical system and stories, it becomes possible to wrap our rational human mind around Divine concepts. Torah is the soul's best nourishment. So study whenever you have time, ideally twice a day; morning and evening. Why the all-nighter?
Imagine the night before receiving the Torah. Would you be able to sleep? Yet our ancestors in the desert slept soundly. They actually overslept, and were late for the receiving of the Torah! How could they!? They wanted to prepare for receiving the Torah, but didn't know how. How should finite people in a finite world prepare for the revelation of the Infinite? They had no answer, so they slept, hoping to prepare by sending their souls into higher realms. It was a mistake to escape into spiritual worlds, because we are supposed to bring the great and lofty Torah into our limited physical world. To rectify this, we stay up all night studying Torah, and try to use our human minds to fathom the Divine wisdom contained in the Torah. Why the emphasis on kids? Before giving the Torah, the Midrash relates, G-d asked for a guarantor to ensure its perpetuation. The Jews said, "Our children will be our guarantors." Throughout the generations, the Torah has been transmitted through the children, for they are the future. With G-dly innocence, kids naturally absorb the ideas of the Torah. Therefore, children of all ages, even infants, attend the reading of the Ten Commandments on Shavuot, and relive the event as we experienced it the first time, over three thousand years ago, at a humble mountain named Sinai. Why dairy foods? One reason is that when the Torah was given on Shavuot, the Jews became obligated to observe the laws of Kashruth. Since it was Shabbat, no cattle could be slaughtered nor could utensils be koshered, and so they ate dairy. |
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| HOW 2 CELEBRATE |
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 In addition to the observances common to all Jewish holidays, Shavuot is celebrated with a number of unique customs:
Eat dairy foods-In addition to the festive holiday meal, we eat dairy foods reminiscent, among other things, of the 40 days and nights Moses spent on Sinai. The Hebrew word for "milk" is numerically equivalent to 40.
In many synagogues the book of Ruth is read on the second day of Shavuot. Ruth was a sincere convert who embraced Judaism with all her heart. On Shavuot all Jews became converts, by accepting the Torah and all of its precepts.
Stay up the entire first night of Shavuot studying Torah in preparation for receiving it the next day.
Relive the original Sinai experience by hearing the Ten Commandments read in the synagogue. Make sure to bring the kids!
Some have the custom to decorate their home and synagogue with flowers-reminiscent of the miraculous emergence of flowers on Mount Sinai.
NOTE: All floral arrangements should be done early on Thursday, before the onset of the holiday, to respect the sanctity of Shavuot. |
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This Holiday Edition is dedicated to:
The Blumenthal family
in appreciation of all their support and assistance to
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