Rabbi Howard Morrison

This coming Sunday night, we will usher in Shavuot. Commemorating the season of the giving of our Torah, it is the most important holiday. Without the Torah, every aspect of Judaism would be unknown. 

Ironically, Shavuot is the most neglected holiday. Why? It is celebrated only for a day or two when other holidays last a week or more. Shavuot lacks the ritual symbols found at other occasions. The main ritual of Shavuot is Torah study.

I encourage us to find meaning on Shavuot this year. On Sunday night, two concurrent sessions will be offered - "An interfaith conversation on the Ten Commandments" and "From Bethlehem to Tel Aviv - Ruth's journey and our own."

On the first day of Shavuot, two attendees on the recent March of the Living will share reflections of their spiritual journey.

On the second day of Shavuot, in the context of Yizkor, I will pay tribute to the two lives which were brutally taken a week ago in Washington D.C.

In advance, I wish us all Shabbat Shalom and Chag Sameach,

Rabbi Howard Morrison