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Baruch Cohen: SHAVUOT 5776 – 2016: ZMAN MATAN TORATENU. THE TIME OF THE GIVING OF THE TORAH

 

 

 

 

 

 

The festival of Shavuot underlines the spiritually significant lesson that the release from bondage and winning of political freedom does not constitute freedom unless it culminates in the spiritual discipline  of duty to Am Israel, and Israel’s acceptance of the Torah.

 

Na'aseh v'nishma: “We will do and we will listen”.

 

Custom calls us to sit all night during the festival and read excerpts from the Torah and Rabbinical texts. Tikkun Leil Shavuot contains excerpts from the Bible, Rabbinic texts, Mishnah, and Zohar.

 

For me, the most meaningful of these customary readings is the superb love story of “The Book of Ruth.” The touching story of Ruth and Boaz is set in the time of the Judges. Boaz fell in love with Ruth, and they were married in the presence of ten elders (minyan) who served as witness. The union’s blessing has often been recited: “May the Lord make the woman who is coming into your house like Rachel and Leah, both of whom built up the house of Israel” (Ruth 4:11)

 

Ruth gave birth to a son, Obed, whose son Jesse fathered David.

 

NB: It is customary to read the beautiful Book of Ruth on this holiday of Shavuot because events recorded in this book also took place at harvest time. Ruth’s love for the Torah, and loyalty to the people of Israel, were exemplified in her saying: “For wherever you go, I will go! Your people shall be my people, your God, my God” (Ruth 1:16).:

               

Chag Shavuot Sameach!

Happy Shavuot!

 

Baruch Cohen, CIJR’s Research Chairman, will be 97 in October.

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