The idea of holding a tikkun leil shavuot was reintroduced by rabbi eric yoffie shortly after he was elected president of the union of american hebrew congregations this years study tikkun leil shavuot study guide, together at sinai, offers a choice of eight different. Also included in this handsome edition is a collection of customs related to the month of sivan and shavuot. The tikkun leil shavuot rectification for shavuot night consists of excerpts from the beginning and end of each of the 24 books of tanakh including the reading in full of several key sections such as the account of the days of creation, the exodus, the giving of the ten commandments and the shema and the 63 tractates of mishnah, followed by the reading of sefer yetzirah, the 6 commandments as enumerated by maimonides, and excerpts from the zohar, with opening and concluding prayers. Originally a custom developed by medieval mystics, the tikkun is an event during which people remain awake throughout the first night of shavuot studying torah and then recite the morning service at sunrise. The tikkun leil shavuot is a work which contains excerpts from all twentyfour books of the tanach and all sixtythree tractates of the mishna, as well as other rabbinical works. Finally, we have the threeword phrase of relevance this week tikkun leil shavuot. Megillat ruth mostly takes place during the harvest season ruth 1. On the first night of shavuot this year, shabbat night, june 8, 2019, jews throughout the world observe the centuriesold custom of conducting an allnight vigil dedicated to torah learning and preparation for receiving the torah anew the next morning. The tikkun leil shavuot rectification for shavuot night consists of excerpts from the beginning and end of. Being the only book of its kind on the market i was thrilled and got one for my friend too.
The yizkor service is recited on the second day of shavuot, just as on yom kippur, shmini atzeret, and the eighth day of passover. One of the most interesting and unexpected revivals of a custom long fallen into almost universal disuse has to do with the reintroduction of the tikkun leil shavuot in recent years. One of the most distinctive customs of the jewish holiday of shavuot is tikkun leil shavuot, an eveninglong study session held on the night of shavuot. We are going to be offering a dairy dinner, and all night learning at harvard hillel. In order to atone for this national mistake, many jews study torah all night long, in symbolic anticipation for receiving the torah on shavuot day. Traditionally, the book of ruth, part of the section of the bible known as writings, is read during services on shavuot. Although shavuot began as an ancient grain harvest festival, the holiday has been identified since biblical times with the giving of the torah on mount sinai. The torah is likened to milk, and our prayer is that the materials here are nourishing to your mind and your soul. Genesis parsha bereishit 1 parsha noach 6 lech lecha 7 vayeira 8. The tikkun which refers both to the study session and to the text used for it was the only observance developed specifically for shavuot. The halachic authorities strongly encourage reading this text,10 which includes the beginning and end of every section of the tanach and the mishnah. The 24 ornaments of a bride and tikkun leil shavuot. A lecture delivered at the 40 th annual conference of the association for jewish studies, washington d.
Tikkun leil shavuot from the conservative yeshiva in. Tikkun leil shavuot n the name of our havurah is a play on this term, which refers to the annual allnight torah study session which spiritually heals the world on the holiday shavuot. According to tradition, we overslept the morning of matan torah the giving of the torah, and to repair our behavior on the night of the original shavuot, the kabbalists created a practice, called tikkun leil shavuot repairing the night of shavuot, in which we stay up all night learning what is, in effect, the readers digest of jewish. Jun 16, 2016 the original tikkun leil shavuot was not staying up all night listening to shiurim. Virtual tikkun leil shavuot sessions over 24 hours about the program just as our ancestors harvested grain during shavuot, we will come together to harvest and share grains of knowledge and connection with one another. Traditionally, shavuot commemorates an event that took place over 3,400 years ago. This booklet contains the torah reading we listen to the night of shavout, containing specific segments from each parasha. A jewish vision of a better world, rabbi ross will draw from his first book, the ten commandments, to present a jewish vision of a better world.
What is of special note is that given the multiple uses of the term tikkun, it should not be lost that through the study of a tikkun on tikkun leil shavuot, we can achieve tikkun olam. We are blessed with many excellent teachers in our midst and they will engage and challenge you with their. You can start before the meal and continue afterwards from where you left off. Details about hebrew sephardic prayerbook shavuot syrian jews shelom yerushalayim. According to the shelah, tikkun leil shavuot is obligatory. Shabbat n jewish day of rest from sundown friday to sundown saturday, when we stop running around trying to accomplish things and make some time to. Tikkun leil shavuot with rabbi leah jordan welcome to our new leader thursday evening 28th may zoom meeting id. A tikkun occurs when one learns with a lev tahor, a pure heart and holy, implementable, new awareness emerges. Its the fourthannual nighttime journey through conversation, culture, and. One of the most distinctive customs of shavuot is tikkun leil shavuot, an eveninglong study session held on the night of shavuot. There are also tikkun rituals for other occasions, like hoshanah rabbah and the seventh night of passover. May 17, 2018 tikkun leil shavuot print friendly version. Shavuot 2018 begins at sunset on saturday, may 19 and ends on the evening of monday, may 21 what is shavuot. Tikkun leil shavuot schedule of shiurim overnight, may 30 and full shavuot schedule may 30june 1.
We received torah shebichtav on shavuot, shouldnt that be what we learn shavuot night. Since jews stopped bringing sacrifices, the festival of shavuot has looked like a generic yom tov, without distinctive rituals. Tikkun leil shavuot is said to have been officially established by the famous 16thcentury kabbalist, rabbi isaac luria, more commonly referred to as the arizal or the ari. In fact, this makes the tikkun leil shavuot a relatively recent innovation. The book of ruth, one of the five scrolls of tanakh is read at morning services on shavuot. Genesis parsha bereishit 1 parsha noach 6 lech lecha 7 vayeira 8 chayei sarah 10 toldot 12 vayeitzei vayishlach 14 vayeishev 15 mikeitz 16 vayigash 18 vayechi 19. We will learn what the zohar says about tikkun leil shavuot, read the bakashah that prefaces the study, and examine the writings of the ben ish chai and rabbi ovadia yosef. A book that does not look new and has been read but is in excellent condition. Tikkun leil shavuot, a concept originally developed by sixteenthcentury kabbalists, is the custom of staying up the night of shavuot and studying with ones community in order to reexperience what the israelites went through as they stood at sinai. It was on this day that moses descended from mount sinai with the ten commandments and the torah, powerful tools that allow us to remove negativity and foster abundance in our lives. The meaning of the correction of the night of shavuot tikkun leil shavuot the correction of the night of shavuot tikkun leil shavuot is a spiritual state in which the darkness of the ego is revealed and then we require the light of torah. Joseph karo and the epistle of solomon halevi elkabetz.
Tikkun leil shavuot temple emanuel will have a tikkun leil shavuot, the traditional night time study session on saturday, june 8, from 7 9 pm. The arizal s torah study guide from the introduction. For the fifth year, the reform movement is urging its membership to hold study sessions on the evening of shavuot. Calendar spring 2020 covid19 we meet on zoom shabbat. The original tikkun leil shavuot was not staying up all night listening to shiurim. Fascinating origins of tikkun leil shavuot reclaiming judaism. Many people recite maariv before the meal, go home to eat, and return to synagogue for the study session.
Timeline of giving the torah there is a connection between passover, the omer count, and the holiday of shavuot that is rooted in the redemptive actions of the lord god of israel. To commemorate the giving of the torah at sinai there is a tradition of staying up all night studying jewish texts in what is called a tikkun. Known as a tikkun leil shavuot, free jewish learning overnights are offered worldwide the night of shavuot. This question is discussed in detail among the rabbis. There are at least three ways in which the hebrew word tikkun is used in our tradition. In kabbalistic circles it refers to a spiritual correction for some fault. Hebrew tikkun leil shavuot kerie moed 7 books in 1. The origins of tikkun leyl shavuot are ascribed in the. Posts about tikkun leil written by congregationemanuelvictoria. The holiday of shavuot is the second of the torahs three pilgrimage festivals. Distinguished scholar and daughter of temple emanuel, rabbi andrea weiss, will be our educator and lead us in an evening of havdalah, study, singing, cheesecake and community building.
The custom originated with the mystics of safed in the 16th century, and today, many jews stay up all night on shavuot reading and studying a. Apr 03, 2020 tikkun leil shabbat is a project of jews united for justice jufj, an organization which engages the washingtonarea jewish community in local campaigns for social justice, and donations to tikkun leil shabbat are acknowledged as taxdeductible through jufj. He was born to a sephardic family in thessaloniki, or salonica then in the ottoman empire, now the second largest city in greece. Ruth is a young moabite woman who married an israelite man. Tikkun leil shavuot an evening of food and learning may 19th dinner, davening, discussion and dessert. Of course, learning other torah topics is perfectly acceptable, since the main objective is simply to stay up and learn torah, and indeed many synagogues offer a variety of torah classes on shavuot night. Youll experience performances, jam sessions, explorations, discussions, comparative studies, and roundtables.
A tikkun is also implementation of justice and healing based upon awareness. Some other shavuot customs include decorating the home and synagogue with greenery, eating dairy foods and sweets as samples of milk and honey, such as a good cheesecake, and staying up the entire night of shavuot to study the torah tikkun leil shavuot. Shavuot is the time when the community gathers around the mountain, and makes pilgrimage to a holy place, for the ultimate transformative experience. According to the shelah tikkun leil shavuot is obligatory. Then, there is the twoword wellknown principle tikkun olam. What is the meaning of tikkun repair on tikkun leil shavuot. Reform movement releases new tikkun leil shavuot study guide.
It is an allnighter torah study session on erev shavuot. Each has its own significance, while in good jewish form, each is related. The tikkun leil shavuot rectification for shavuot night consists of excerpts from the beginning and end of each of the 24 books of tanakh including the reading in full. Tikkun leil shavuot has evolved over the last decades as a holiday ritual.
The earliest reference to a tikkun leil shavuot, a fixed text of study for the night of shavuot, comes from a letter of rabbi shlomo halevy alkabetz c. In keeping with the custom of engaging in allnight torah study, the arizal, a leading kabbalist of the 16th century, arranged a special service for the evening of shavuot. Reform movement releases new tikkun leil shavuot study. In conclusion we will examine the dictionary definition of the word tikkun. May 18, 2018 on the night of the festival of shavuot the first night of shavuot in the diaspora, it is traditional for jews to stay up and learn torah a centuriesold custom known as tikkun leil shavuot. And milk upon your tongue what follows is a veritable buffet of shavuot treats, for the first time compiled in english to this authors knowledge. This practice is also known as tikkun leil shavuot. In exodus 19, god tells moses to tell the people to prepare themselves for something that will happen on the third day. The status of shavout as the most sacred moment in history, in which the torah was given on mount sinai, is largely described in the midrashim. The 24 ornaments of a bride and tikkun leil shavuot mayim. The original tikkun was a set text of prayers in which choice portions of the written, oral, and kabbalisitc.
Tikkun leil shavuot keeping with the custom of engaging in allnight torah study, the arizal, a leading kabbalist of the 16th century, arranged a special service for the evening of shavuot. This arrangement is intended to afford all jews a taste of the entire body of torah literature on shavuot. When her husband died, she followed her motherinlaw, naomi, back to israel and adopted the jewish faith and people as her own. Tikkun leil shavuot is one of the ways to celebrate the festival of shavuot. Fascinating origins of tikkun leil shavuot reclaiming. This book is perfect for beginners to the leil shavuot study, those who prefer english translation, and even the seasoned vets of the leil shavuot study will find the insights and commentary to add further meaning into the nights study. May 08, 2018 what is the real reason we stay up all night on shavuot. Saturday may 19, 2018 as shabbat draws to a close and erev shavuot begins, join us for an awesome night of torah learning in its broadest sense, dairy treats to nourish you, and the camaraderie of friends new and old. Among the more popular texts for study on shavuot night is the tikkun leil shavuot.
Uphold this tradition by watching and learning with the rabbis featured in these videos, and exploring the accompanying study guides. The ultimate nocturnal journey through culture, conversation and ritual welcomes artists, musicians, shamans, teachers, downtown scholars and rabbis along with more than 500 people from all over nyc. This compilation can be purchased at most hebrew book stores. Faierstein bio the night of hoshana rabbah as a time of special rituals is less well known than the first night of shavuot. All in all, tikkun leil shavuot is a relatively recent development. Rabbi simeon would sit and study torah all night when the bride was about to be united with her husband. We remain awake to show that, unlike the situation of our heavylidded ancestors at sinai, there is no need to bring us to our senses. Jun 14, 2016 being the only book of its kind on the market i was thrilled and got one for my friend too. The textual basis for the ritual of tikkun leil shavuot is the following passage from the zohar.
The tikkun leil shavuot rectification for shavuot night consists of excerpts from the beginning and end of each of the 24 books of tanakh including the reading in full of several key sections such as the account of the days of creation, the exodus, the giving of the ten commandments and the shema and the 63 books of mishnah. The torah instructs us to count the weeks between the first barley harvest and the feast of weeks. A tikkun order presents small excerpts from each book of the tanakh as well as tractates from the talmud see below. Shavuot, the feast of weeks, is celebrated seven weeks after the second passover seder. The custom of taking part in a tikkun on the eve of shavuot has been adopted by almost all jewish communities irrespective of ethnic background, despite the fact that it is not referred to anywhere in the classical halachic literature. In this encounter we return to the traditional tikkun order that was set approximately 400 years ago. Which passages comprise the classic tikkun leil shavuot. This arrangement is intended to afford all jews a taste of the entire body of torah. Although tikkuns were later introduced for passover and hoshanah rabbah which is part of sukkot, the festival of booths this is the one most widely observed. What could be more appropriate than immersion in torah study as part of ones.
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