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Tikkun Leil Shavuot / Shavuot Program

Saturday, June 8, 2019 5 Sivan 5779

7:30 PM - 11:55 PM

Scholar-in-residence, Cantor Galeet Dardashti, keynote with multiple learning sessions in collaboration with
Shomrei Emunah in Montclair
Temple Ner Tamid in Bloomfield
Temple Sholom in Cedar Grove

6:00 - 6:30pm        Kids ages 0 - 5 Celebration of Shavuot. A simple dinner will be available for children at 6:30pm

6:30 - 7:45pm        Family Celebration of Shavuot (kids 5+)
(mini-service, craft, and dinner)

7:30 – 8:15pm       Ma'ariv service

8:15pm                   Oneg (dairy)

8:45 – 10:00pm      Havdalah and Cantor Galeet Dardashti Keynote

10:00pm                 Workshop I *

11:00pm                 Workshop II *

Midnight                Reading of the 10 Commandments

12:30 – 1:30am     Cantor Galeet Dardashti

Detailed program information

 * Sample Workshop Offerings:

"Kids Today!" by Rabbi Laurence W. Groffman (Temple Sholom)
In Jewish tradition, parents are responsible for passing Judaism on to the next generation. But what happens when it is our children who inspire us to continue our tradition? An exploration of a Talmudic text on this topic.

"Restoring the Missing Letter in the Ten Commandments" by Rabbi David Greenstein (Shomrei Emunah)
We received the Ten Commandments not once but twice, with some differences between the two versions. Our tradition tells a fascinating story about one difference - a missing letter in the first version and a dramatic struggle to restore it for the second. This mythic story has much to offer in thinking about how the Torah fits into our lives.


"Can you legislate integrity?" by Rabbi Marc Katz (Ner Tamid)
As hard as it may be to believe you can stay within the bounds of Jewish law and still make ethically questionable decisions. Just because something is legal doesn't make it right. But Judaism has an answer for that - a set of precepts that force you to go above the law and seek good. Come learn about them and how you might use them in your own ethical decision making.

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