Shavuot 5785
Sunday, June 1 ~ 5 Sivan ~ Erev Shavuot
8:00 AM Shacharit
8:35 PM Candle lighting
Remember to prepare a flame-source for
second-night lighting.
8:40 PM Mincha/Ma'ariv
After 9:30 PM Earliest Kiddush
10:45 PM Tikun Leil Shavuot begin
Monday, June 2 ~ 6 Sivan ~ Shavuot Day 1
5:00 AM Sunrise Neitz Minyan
9:00 AM Regular Yom Tov Minyan Shacharit
Torah Reading
First Torah: Shavuot Day 1, Shemot 19:1-20:23
Second Torah: Bemidbar 28:26-31
Haftarah: Yechezkel 1:1-28
Kiddish following services sponsored by Joe Rine in gratitude to Hashem for his wonderful travels, and his safe return to Minneapolis.
5:45 PM Torah, Wine and Cheese with Rabbi Shalom
Reflections from the Field:
Serving as a Rabbi in Milu'im Since October 7
7:00 PM Mincha
7:20 PM Ma'ariv
9:31 PM Candle lighting from a pre-existing flame
Tuesday, June 3 ~ 7 Sivan ~ Shavuot Day 2
9:00 AM Shacharit with Megillat Rut
9:45 AM Kri'at Nashim ~ קריאת נשים
Women read Megillat Rut in the social hall
Torah Reading
First Torah: Devarim 14:22 - 16:17
Second Torah: Bemidbar 28:26-31
Haftarah: Chavakuk 2:20 - 3:19
10:45 AM Yizkor
Biggish dairy kiddush immediately after davening
12:30 PM Guest Scholar Shiur with Rabbi Shalom
Halachah, Minhag & Masoret in the Ethiopian Community
4:00 PM Shavuot Youth D'var Torah Slam and
Ice Cream Floats with Ruth Red and Boaz Blue
8:40 PM Mincha/Seuda Shelishit/Ma'ariv
9:00 PM Guest Scholar Shiur with Rabbi Shalom
The Shattered Dream: How can we foster hope after October 7? An Ethiopian Jewish case study.
9:50 PM Havdallah
Shavuot 5785 Guest Scholar
Rabbi Dr. Sharon Shalom
Rabbi Dr. Sharon Shalom is a rabbi, lecturer and Jewish author. He was born Zaude Tesfay in a Jewish community in the north of Ethiopia. Dr. Shalom received his PhD in Jewish philosophy from Bar-Ilan University and his rabbinic ordination from Yeshivat Har Etzion in Gush Etzion. Today he serves as rabbi of Congregation Kedoshei Yisrael in Kiryat Gat.
He currently serves as a lecturer at Orot Yisrael College in Elkanah and at Bar-Ilan University and he works as a Rabbi in the Merkaz Shapira Or Meofir special program for Ethiopian emigrants. He lectures in Jewish ritual and tradition at Ono Academic College in Israel, and wrote From Sinai to Ethiopia: the Halachic World and Ethiopian Jewish Thought. Dr. Shalom lives with his wife, Aliza, and their five children in Kiryat Gat.
Shavuot 5785 is underwritten by a generous grant from the Judy Segal (z"l) Z'man Matan Torah Fund in memory of Wendy Khabie's mother. We are grateful to Wendy and family for enriching our Shavuot while upholding her mother's memory and spirit.
Shavuot Youth Dvar Torah Slam
4:00 PM Tuesday, June 3 (Shavuot Day 2)
We invite youth of all ages to participate.
Any topic for 30 sec (for the youngest) to 3 min.
Updated Thursday, May 29