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Shavuot Gets Hip

Is Shavuot becoming hip? The holiday, which begins June 12, may be one of Judaism\’s three major festivals, but it had never caught on in America like its more popular cousins, Passover and Sukkot.

The tradition of tikkun l\’eil Shavuot, the all-night study session that marks the commemoration of God\’s giving of the Torah at Mt. Sinai, is celebrated by most Orthodox Jews and many Conservative congregations. But for many unaffiliated and non-Orthodox Jews, the holiday has gone fairly unnoticed.

Until recently.

Do Film Festivals Build Jewish Identity?

The study, \”Can Watching a Movie Lead to Greater Jewish Affiliation?\” insists that the burgeoning Jewish film festival scene holds not only big box-office potential, but the possibility of moving unaffiliated Jews \”along the continuum of Jewish involvement.\”

Reading Into the Holidays

A few years ago, Aish HaTorah Rabbi Yaacov Deyo (of SpeedDating fame) presented me with a book before Rosh Hashana. With this simple, gracious gesture he changed forever the way I relate to what can be the most daunting time on the Jewish calendar.

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