Erev of Shavuot will be on Thursday night May 25, kindly kindle the Holiday candles for Shavuot and your Yizkor candles. Shabbat Candles on Friday night. This is the reason for the candle lighting for Shavuot. Since Shavuot begins before Shabbat, Yizkor candles are lit before the Shavuot holiday begins. The tradition is to eat vegetables, fruit and dairy foods. The Israelites started to keep Kosher (the correct way to separate meat from dairy) after receiving the Ten Commandments at Mount Sinai.
The Torah reading and Haftarah for Shavuot (Exodus 19:1-20:23; Ezekiel 1:1-28, 3:12)
The Torah reading describes the preparation for G-d’s revelation at Mount Sinai. The major portion of the Torah reading is the Ten Commandments. Shavuot is the festival which commemorates the revelation at Mount Sinai, and these passages were chosen for the first day of Shavuot.
The Haftarah describes the Prophet Ezekiel’s extraordinary vision of the Divine Throne-Chariot, which has the group of the four-faced living creatures. This remarkable appearance of a manifestation of G-d connects the Haftarah to the Torah reading, where G-d reveals His will at Mount Sinai.
The Torah is a tree of life to those who hold fat, and all who cling to it find happiness.
Book of Proverbs 3:18
When reciting the Ten Commandments the Jewish people rise during the services.
- I am Adonai, your G-d who brought you out of Egypt. You shall have no other gods beside me.
- You shall not make idols or worship them.
- You shall not swear falsely.
- Remember the Sabbath day and keep it holy.
- Honor your father and mother.
- You shall not murder.
- You shall not commit adultery.
- You shall not steal.
- You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.
- You shall not be envious of anything that belongs to your neighbor.
The Counting of the Omer stops on Thursday the 49 Omer! The 50th day Is Shavuot!
It will also be Memorial Day weekend. May we always honor and respect our Military, Veterans and their families for all their sacrifices and for keeping us Safe and FREE!
Shabbat Shalom,
Rabbi Helene Ainbinder
