Kesher Talk

Shavuot starts tomorrow at sundown. The holiday celebrates the giving of the Torah at Mount Sinai.

Traditionally, Jews stay up the first night of Shavuot and study Torah until morning. I've done this a couple of times at my friends Eric and Sue's place. While they last the better part of the night, I usually keel over and quit by 1am (that's way past my bedtime).

Unfortunately, I was blessed on those occaisions by perfect holiday timing on a long weekend. But with the holiday falling mid-week, I don't plan on celebrating properly this year. I'll be needing my vacation time for the high holidays, my wedding and then the honeymoon.

UPDATE: Read up on basics of Shavuot at Aish.

posted by Howard @ 5/15/2002 10:49:27 AM