Shavout
1 month ago • Jun 1, 2025

Erev Shavuot/Shavuot at Temple Beth Am

IKAR and Temple Beth Am are joining forces for Shavuot. What better way to celebrate the giving of the Torah at Mt. Sinai than pulling an all-nighter, learning Torah from sundown to sunrise. We’ve got it all covered: soul-stretching study, heart-expanding singing, and too much dairy to be good for you (BYO Lactaid). From text-based learning to creative workshops, there’s something for everyone!

Sunday, June 1

6:30 PM – Minha and Dinner

7:40 PM – Ma’ariv

Streaming will begin at 8pm PT on Temple Beth Am’s YouTube Channel

8:00 PM – Plenary session with Sarah Hurwitz and Tom Fields-Meyer discussing her new book: “As a Jew: Reclaiming our Story from Those who Blame, Shame and Try to Erase Us.” To purchase an advance copy, click here.

9:15 PM

  • Learn about Hevruta: Through the Eyes of my Beloved with Rabbi Sharon Brous
  • Learn from Hevruta: The World As It Is, The World As It Should Be with Katy Yaroslovsky and Rabbi Noah Farkas
  • Learn from Hevruta: What are we doing here? Where are we going? And what are we leaving behind? with Rabbi Leora Alban and Rabbi Josh Katzan
  • Take a break from Hevruta: Yoga as a Path to Learning and Connection with Marlee Goldshine
  • Beit Midrash: Learn in Hevruta with Rabbi Hannah Jensen

10:30 PM

  • Learn about Hevruta: Living, Learning, Becoming Together with Rabbi Dr. Brad Artson
  • Learn from Hevruta: Light During Darkness: Art as a bridge to healing” with Tomer Peretz and Shlomit Bard, moderated by Serena Oberstein
  • Take a break from Hevruta: Ve’ahavtah Le’re’acha ka’MOCHA: The Jewish Ice Cream Pun Challenge with Rabbi Brett Kopin and Rabbi Sofia Zway
  • Beit Midrash: Learn in Hevruta with Rabbi Matt Shapiro

11:45 PM

  • Learn about Hevruta: The Will to Build: Cultivating Ratzon/Soul Desire Through Chevrutah with Yehuda Webster
  • Learn from Hevruta: Jewish and– Honoring the Rituals & Stories of Our Many Heritages with Rabbi Cantor Chorny and Vanessa Bloom, David Chiu, and Kimberly Dueñas
  • Take a break from Hevruta: Niggun & Nourishment with Rabbi Adam Kligfeld
  • Beit Midrash: Learn in Hevruta with Rabbi Chaim Tureff

Monday, June 2

12:45 AM
Ice Cream Ice Cream Ice Cream Ice Cream (for vegans too)

1:00 AM

  • Foes, Friends, Family: The Sacred, But Tragic Brotherhood of Rabbi Yohanan and Reish Lakish with Rabbi Noam Raucher
  • What can call our speech out of exile? with Rabbi Morris Panitz and Agnes Borinsky

2:15 AM
“Caffeinated Torah”—The Surprising Relationship Between Coffee and Shavuot with Rabbi Adam Kligfeld

3:30 AM
Q&A with the Rabbis

4:45 AM
Sunrise Shaharit

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