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Isaiah Berlin, Shavuot and the Rides
San Francisco, CA Monday 17th May 2010 48th day of the omer, 5770 Dear All, There is a notion in Jewish tradition of “hiddur mitzvah” – beautifying the mitzvah. It means something like “going above and...
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Shavuot on the Mountain with Wilderness Torah
May 25-28th, 2012 Registration is Open! 2, 3, & 4 Day Options Available! Join Wilderness Torah on Memorial Day weekend for a Shabbat and Shavuot camping festival in Anthony Chabot Regional Park in...
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First Fruit Challah for Shavuot
Originally posted on The Jew and the Carrot By Seth Fineman (Adamah Fellow, Spring 2012) & Sarah Chandler (Adamah Associate Director) In ancient times, the challah eaten on Shavuot was the first...
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Dear All, Shavuot is a rabbinic holiday overlaid upon an agricultural one: chag hakatzir (the holiday of reaping the harvest) and yom habikkurim (the day of the first fruits) which then became zman...
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Goats, Chickens, and Memory
by Rabbi Marc Soloway, Chair, Hazon Rabbinical Advisory Board As I got up to speak to the smallish crowd gathered in shul on the 2nd Day of Shavuot this year, which happened to be Memorial Day, I found...
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10 Ways to Make your Shavuot More Sustainable
Here are the Top 10 quick and useful suggestions from Hazon, to make your Shavuot more healthy and sustainable. To find out more information and suggestions from Hazon for Shavuot, visit the Hazon...
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