Shavuos: Receiving the Torah
The giving of the Torah at Sinai — the wedding of G-d and Israel — and what it means that every year, on Shavuos, each of us stands again at the mountain to receive the Torah anew.
10 May 2026 Audio
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Theme
Love of a fellow Jew and the unity of the Jewish people.
5 shiurim
The giving of the Torah at Sinai — the wedding of G-d and Israel — and what it means that every year, on Shavuos, each of us stands again at the mountain to receive the Torah anew.
Iyar is the month of healing — its name spells 'Ani Hashem Rofecha,' I am G-d your Healer. It is the month of counting the Omer, refining the animal soul, and the joy of Lag B'Omer.
Sivan is the month of the giving of the Torah on Shavuos — a wedding of G-d and Israel, marked by unity, the number three, and the humility of a low mountain.
Av holds both the deepest descent — the Three Weeks and the churban of the Beis HaMikdash on Tisha b'Av — and the seed of the greatest ascent, the comfort of Nachamu and the promise of the final redemption.
Shevat joins service and leadership — drawing Divine wisdom down into the world like water from a well. On Tu biShvat, the New Year of the Trees, we learn that we grow, like palms, only when our roots intertwine with others.