Shavuot: The Harvest Festival of Torah
Reconstructionist Jews believe that the Jewish people created the Torah and the Torah, in turn, has created and recreated the Jewish people throughout history. Shavuot, the festival of giving and receiving the Torah, should be central to our communal life.
Posted on January 31, 2017 by
Rabbi
Emanuel Goldsmith
Ph.D.
Broken Tablets
A study sheet on the two sets of tablets in the Sinai/Golden Calf story.
Posted on November 17, 2016 by
Rabbi
Sharon Stiefel
On Torah & Wilderness
Study sheet on the significance of having received the Torah at Mt. Sinai, in the wilderness.
Posted on November 17, 2016 by
Rabbi
Toba Spitzer
Shavuot Theology
How are we to understand the traditional claim that the Torah is divinely revealed? And what exactly is the Torah that was revealed? Rabbi Jacob Staub examines Reconstructionist theology through the lens of the holiday of Shavuot. This article is excerpted from the Guide to Jewish Practice.
Posted on November 15, 2016 by
Rabbi
Jacob Staub
Ph.D.