May 28, 2020 - May 30, 2020
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NEW THIS YEAR!
Come and learn together on Shavuot with your friends, family, fellow congregants, and colleagues!
For the first time ever, 19 area synagogues and other Jewish organizations will jointly host an array of virtual classes on the first night of Shavuot, beginning at 7 p.m. on Thursday, May 28th. More than 50 classes will be offered at “Come and Learn: A Greater Baltimore Virtual Shavuot Experience” covering a vast array of Jewish and spiritual topics taught by local clergy, educators, and lay leaders.
Among the offerings are:
View all sessions available here.
After a 7 p.m. introductory segment offering a short video of welcoming remarks, representatives from our 19 partners sharing some reflections on the meaning of Torah, and brief logistical information, the 45-minute breakout sessions will start at 7:30 and continue through 4:45 a.m., when Rabbi Daniel Plotkin of Temple Isaiah and Beth El Congregation’s Cantor Melanie Blatt will lead sunrise minyamin. The opening session will take place on Zoom here and on Facebook.
The participating organizations are: 4Front Baltimore, Baltimore Hebrew Congregation, Bet Aviv, Beth Am Synagogue, Beth El Congregation, Beth Israel Congregation, Bolton Street Synagogue, Chevrei Tzedek Congregation, Chizuk Amuno Congregation, Columbia Jewish Congregation, Har Sinai – Oheb Shalom Congregation, Hinenu: The Baltimore Justice Shtiebl, Jews United for Justice, JCC of Greater Baltimore, Na’aleh: the Hub for Leadership Learning, Pearlstone Retreat Center, Repair the World, Temple Adas Shalom, and Temple Isaiah.
On Shavuot we imagine ourselves at Mount Sinai and rejoice in the gift of the Torah. We will sit with each other and study and pray and to celebrate the gift of Torah.
6 p.m. – Minhah/Maariv – Join Zoom Services
7 p.m. – Baltimore Communal Tikkun Leil Shavuot
https://www.facebook.com/events/165921404853256/
Join Chizuk Amuno as part of the Baltimore Communal Tikkun Leil Shavuot
8:30 – 9:15 p.m. – Rabbi Wechsler – The Midrashim of Receiving Torah
Join Zoom Tikkun
10:30-11:15 p.m. – Rabbi Gruenberg – Grief and the Pilgrimage Festivals
Join Zoom Tikkun
9:15 a.m. – Tot Shabbat – On Young Families of Chizuk Amuno – Facebook Live
9:30 a.m. – Shaharit: Morning Service and Hallel – Join Zoom Services
10:10 a.m. – Reading of Ten Commandments followed by the Book of Ruth
10:30 a.m. – Sermon followed by Musaf
10:30 a.m. – Torah for Tots and Bikkurim – Join Torah for Tots here
Join us as we receive the Torah from God on Mt. Sinai.
Bring a basket with 1 or 2 pieces of fruit (real or pretend), 2 small stones/rocks, building blocks, a dairy snack
11:30 a.m. – Family Service – Shavuot Play – Join Zoom Family Services
6 p.m. – Shabbat Evening Services – Join Zoom Services
8 p.m. – Family Service Tikkun – Join Zoom Tikkun
9:30 a.m. – Shaharit: Morning Service and Hallel – Join Zoom Services
10:10 a.m. – La’asok be divrei Torah, Haftorah chanted by Dr. Stuart Levine, Etz Hayim
10:30 a.m. – Yizkor Sermon, Dedication of Memorial Plaques, and Yizkor Memorial Prayers
List of Memorial Plaques to be Dedicated (PDF)
10:30 am – Torah for Tots – Join Torah for Tots here
11:30 a.m. – Family Service with Yizkor – Join Zoom Family Service
8:15 p.m. – Minhah/Ma’ariv – Join Zoom Services