Rabbi josh weinberg president, arza the reform israel fund exodus 6. 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. There are also tikkun rituals for other occasions, like hoshanah rabbah and the seventh night of passover. One of the popular customs on shavuot is to stay awake. Tikkun leil shabbat is an independent minyan or chavurah in washington, dc, organized entirely by volunteer leadership and sponsored by jews united for justice, dcs local jewish social justice organization. Known as a tikkun leil shavuot, free jewish learning overnights are offered worldwide the night of shavuot. Yitro brings his daughter zipporah and her two sons, gershom and eliezer, to his soninlaw moses. While this custom called tikkun leil shavuot is beautiful, jewish. The jewish center the modern orthodox center for jewish life and learning 1 w. The halachic authorities strongly encourage reading this text,10 which includes the beginning and end of every section of the tanach and the mishnah. After you attend, please fill out the tikkun 20 survey a unique communitywide celebration and night of learning, a spiritual journey bringing together people of all varied perspectives and affiliations. Shavuot is the time when the community gathers around the mountain, and makes pilgrimage to a holy place, for the ultimate transformative experience. What is the real reason we stay up all night on shavuot.
Andrew schein senior lecturer, netanya academic college 88 riets one of the popular customs on shavuo t is to stay awake all night learning torah. Pdf tikkun leil shavuot morris faierstein academia. A tikkun is also implementation of justice and healing based upon awareness. Containing deep secret teachings of torah, stirring dialogues and fervent. And milk upon your tongue what follows is a veritable buffet of shavuot treats, for the first time compiled in english to this authors knowledge. The arizal s torah study guide from the introduction. The word tikkun in hebrew can also mean a repair or a correction. We received torah shebichtav on shavuot, shouldnt that be what we learn shavuot night. 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 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. Saturday evening, may 19, leil shavuot in the lile synagogue. In this portion, miriam is stricken with a skin disease and is sent out of the camp for seven days. Many people recite maariv before the meal, go home to eat, and return to synagogue for the study session. Click here to view the tikkun leil shavuot schedule.
Tikkun leil shavuot dinner is presented in blessed memory of annabel rusty and phil lindy, who would say, the answers you get in life are as good as the questions you ask. 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. Newcaje shavuot 20185778 the jewish educator appendix a tikkun leil shavuot. Tikkun leil shavuot what is it and where did it come from. It is a separate appendix to the zohar consisting of seventy commentaries on the opening word of the torah, bereishit, in a style of kabbalistic midrash. The tradition of tikkun leil shavuot studying torah throughout the night of shavuot is first mentioned in the zohar on vayikra 23. The original tikkun was a set text of prayers in which choice portions of the written, oral, and kabbalisitc. Download the complete ji studio lesson plans for your jewish classroom studies, a pdf jampacked with creative ideas and lesson plans. My jewish learning is a notforprofit and relies on your help. When her husband died, she followed her motherinlaw, naomi, back to israel and adopted the jewish faith and people as her own. 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. The textual basis for the ritual of tikkun leil shavuot is the following passage from the zohar.
Usually done together with at least a minyan quorum of participants, the rite, like the seder, is one of reenactment. Tikkun leil shabbat is a project of jews united for justice jufj, an organization which engages the washingtonarea jewish community in local campaigns for social justice, and donations to tikkun leil shabbat are acknowledged as taxdeductible through jufj. Using jewish values to think about security for our communityies rabbi david wolkenfeld anshe sholom. Tikkun leil shavuot allnight study sessions will also be held at 7 p. In kabbalistic circles it refers to a spiritual correction for some fault. Our mission congregation beth israel, the historic center of jewish life in san diego, is an inclusive reform congregation that offers a warm welcome and a nurturing home to all who seek a meaningful and enduring connection to judaism. The name of the community is a reference both to tikkun leil shavuot and tikkun olam. Lakeview tikkun leil shavuot event anshe sholom bnai. Fascinating origins of tikkun leil shavuot reclaiming. Rabbi harold kushner will be our keynote speaker, and well study with terrific teachers into the night. Create an invitation to your synagogues tikkun leil shavuot.
Tikkun leil shavuot a special service for the evening of shavuot, involving the study of jewish sources, particularly the jewish bible and postbiblical law materials all night on the holiday of shavuot. Rabbi rick jacobs president, union for reform judaism parashat yitro, exodus 18. Tikkun leil shavuot correction for shavuot night was instituted by rabbi isaac luria, the ari and allows us. Yutorah online tikkun leil shavuos source sheet rabbi.
The paul feig zl tikkun leil shavuot marlene meyerson jcc. Ruth is a young moabite woman who married an israelite man. This booklet contains the torah reading we listen to the night of shavout, containing specific segments from each parasha. Some have colloquially come to refer to the allnight study session itself as tikkun leil shavuot. Rabbi simeon would sit and study torah all night when the bride was about to be united with her husband. Selections from makom las rooftop performance space during tikkun leil shavuot.
While not technically accurate, it is also not wholly inappropriate. This custom is not mentioned in the mishnah, the gemara, by the gaonim, the rambam, the tur, in the shulchan arukh though see below and by the rama. Senior lecturer, netanya academic college 88 riets. According to the shelah, tikkun leil shavuot is obligatory. This comes as a result of confronting her brother moses over a family matter. Shavuot insights on torah, mt sinai, belief, chain of transmission. A tikkun occurs when one learns with a lev tahor, a pure heart and holy, implementable, new awareness emerges. Like the other two pilgrimage festivals, we refrain from work, attend special prayer services and have holiday meals. This holiday is unique in that it is not given a specified date in the torah. The holiday of shavuot is the second of the torahs three pilgrimage festivals. It is the season of the giving of the torah, so anything in torah is relevant to shavuot. What are the risks and rewards of confronting authority.
I promised i would share the poems i taught last night at the tikkun leil shavuot cocreated by my shul and the shul up the. Which passages comprise the classic tikkun leil shavuot. Tikkun leil shavuot an allnight experience of learning and prayer as we celebrate the gift of torah. Come together with new yorkers from across the spectrum of jewish life for a revelatory night of study, film, music, dance, yoga. The book of ruth is read at services and yizkor memorial prayers are recited and many people engage in. The opinions and views expressed are solely those of the author or lecturer and should not be attributed to yeshiva. Featuring danny maseng, sarah lonsert, david kates, and yarone levy playing songs by sting, manos hajidakisthe ny. All in all, tikkun leil shavuot is a relatively recent development. It is the night when tikkun leil shavuot rectification of the night of shavuot.
Traditionally, the book of ruth, part of the section of the bible known as writings, is read during services on shavuot. Traditionally, shavuot commemorates an event that took place over 3,400 years ago. 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. The original tikkun leil shavuot was not staying up all night listening to shiurim. Celebrate the holiday of shavout at our annual jcc sidney n.
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