Shavuot

[Lulav]

Shavuot is coming up upon us soon. Tell us how you celebrate the giving of Torah. Do you stay up all night and study?

[ChavaK]

Do you stay up all night and study?

Yes; there are times when being an insomniac has it's advantages....

[Lulav]

:D

Chavak, have you ever tried Tryptophan? You can get it at KosherVitamins.com

[ChavaK]

:D

Chavak, have you ever tried Tryptophan? You can get it at KosherVitamins.com

I haven't really tried anything, because most of the time
I don't mind not getting a lot of sleep. And it doesn't seem
to bother me. I guess what they say about needing less
sleep as you get older is true, LOL.

It also lets me get lots of things done that I don't have
time to do during the day.
Such as catch up on all these forums :)

[christianmomof3]

Here is a link about Shavuot http://www.chabad.org/holidays/shavuot/default_cdo/jewish/Shavuot.htm
I am taking my children to a children's program about it tomorrow.

[anisavta]

I enjoy studying and meditating on the book of Ruth. This is such a sweet and yet powerful display of HaShem's grace. We named our daughter Ruth. She has indeed demonstrated the meaning of her name.

[christianmomof3]

I took my children to the Shavuot activity at the Chabad today. They had fun. They also had ice cream. They heard the ten commandments read aloud in Hebrew and threw silk flowers at the bima and were blessed while standing under tallits. They also played some games that were fun.

Oh, and I learned something today that I never knew. A yarlmuke - which I have heard many of ya'll call a kippa (but honestly I never heard that word used in Reform Judaism - which does not mean a lot I imagine) anyway - the word yarlmuke is from two words - I have no idea how to spell them - perhaps someone who knows hebrew can correct me - but they are something like yarum which means fear and and malke which means king so the word yarmulke means literally "to fear the king" and means to cover the head in respect for or fear of the Lord.