Together with the learners of our Cheder, we will open the Shavuot Festival with a joyful Service Thursday evening at 18h30. Please join in and support our cheder learners.
Prof. Steven Friedman opens our night of learning with a Shiur about the intention of the Torah: “What the Torah Was Really Meant to Do”. The Shiur will follow the service at 19h30.
At 20h30 we will join the national night of learning (Tikkun Leil Shavuot) of the SAUPJ (programme see below).
Please note that we use two Zoom sessions on Shavuot evening, the first is for the service and the shiur with Prof. Friedman (http://tiny.cc/BD-Shavuot-1) and the second for the SAUPJ learning night (http://tiny.cc/BD-Shavuot-3). We will also stream all sessions and the service on Facebook and YouTube.
Thursday 28 May
* Erev Shavuot Service (18h30)
and Shiur with Prof Friedman (19h30)
ZOOM http://tiny.cc/BD-Shavuot-1 (M 857 1878 1073 P 478751)
to follow on Facebook here: http://tiny.cc/BD-Facebook
* SAUPJ Tikkun Leil Shavuot—proudly progressive (20h30)
| When | Who | What |
| 20:40 | SAUPJ Young Adults | Opening Ma’amad |
| 20:45 | Brett Kopin, Rabbinic student, Ziegler School, Los Angeles. | “Tattooed Torah Movie”: the story of an Animated movie made recently, following a legendary book by Marvell Ginsburg, which is a powerful resource for Holocaust education for children. |
| 21:30 | Panel: Rabbi Emma Gottlieb, Temple Israel, CPT.Rabbi Julia Margolis, Beit Luria, JHB.Andrea Kuti, Rabbinic Student, Aleph. | “Kol BaTorah – Isha” – The feminist voice of Torah:Following the prominent Feminist Jewish thinker Judith Plaskow who defines the Feminist revolution in Judaism as Standing again at Sinai, we will hear from panelist their views, in this festival of receiving the Torah, how do they view its feminine aspects and how they bring it about in their professional life. |
| 22:30 | Panel: Rabbi Greg Alexander, Temple Israel, CPT.Rabbi Adrian M. Schell, Bet David, JHB, Sofia Zway, Rabbinic student H.U.C, Los Angeles. | “Days are coming” – Gaze into the near future for Jewish communities. The panelist will reflect on the transformation we’ve been experiencing, trying to extract lessons we can apply and insights for our conduct. |
| 23:30 | Sofia Zway, Rabbinic Student, H.U.C. Los Angeles. | The Book of Ruth – How it is the simple acts of Human grace which make the most difference. Sofi Zwai is a South African, graduate of our movement, studying toward a Rabbinic ordination at the HUC. |
| 23:50 | Rabbi Sa’ar Shaked, Beit Emanuel, JHB. | Concluding Ma’amad |
ZOOM http://tiny.cc/BD-Shavuot-3
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Friday 29 May
* Shavuot Morning Service and Yizkor (09h30)
For YouTube click here: http://tiny.cc/BD-YouTube
and To follow on Facebook here: http://tiny.cc/BD-Facebook
For how to use Zoom and our Siddur online, please visit our website: www.betdavid.org.za/online
