Shavuot 2025 |
שבועות 5785
Hag Sameah!
חג שמח
At Congregation Beth El we enjoy Shavuot as a joyous festival of Torah study, creative expression, and happy celebration. Shavuot also marks the brighter and pleasant days of spring turning into summer, of a world turning fresh and green with life and beauty.
Shavuot Services Schedule
Erev Shavuot: Sunday June 1 | 7:30 p.m.
Protest: Of Torah, Tradition, & Today
Tikkun Leil Shavuot – Shavuot Evening of Study and Celebration
This year on Shavuot we’ll study and discuss Torah and rabbinic texts about social and personal protest. We monitor so many debates in both America and Israel. We hold different viewpoints on important questions. In our Shavuot study and discussion, we’ll ask:
Do we have a duty to protest things we believe to be wrong? What is the extent of that duty? Do we bear responsibility for things we do nothing to stop? What else, beyond protesting, is our obligation? The importance of protesting an injustice or a transgression is emphasized numerous times in Torah and rabbinic literature. Let’s look and learn. Then, let’s ask. What do we think? What do we do?
Come for the conversation, for community, and to celebrate Shavuot with holiday blessings, symbolic dairy foods and desserts.
First Day Shavuot: Monday June 2 | 9:30 a.m.
Festival Morning Service
Torah on Shavuot Morning
On Shavuot we imagine ourselves at Mt. Sinai and rejoice in the gift of Torah. To honor our holiday’s spirit, before we take the Torah scrolls out
of the Ark, our Shavuot Festival Morning Service will include a special opportunity to sit together around tables and study Torah.
Second Day Shavuot: Tuesday June 3 | 9:30 a.m.
Our Festival Morning Service includes Yizkor Memorial Prayers as we honor our loved ones and reflect on their legacies of Torah and blessing. Following our service, we gather for a festival lunch.