These Torah experiences include both texts and narrative, to provide learners with a guided tour through a topic. Study on Shavuot or prepare for the holiday in advance with these Torah journeys from an all-star lineup of educators.
This text originally appeared as a chapter in Gleanings:Reflections on Ruth published by by Maggid Books and YU Press, the full book can be purchased here: https://korenpub.com/products/gleanings-reflections-on-ruth
Shavuot - the holiday which marks our personal engagement with the Torah, as well our collective march towards the final redemption - is born out in the ideas found in the Book of Ruth. Explore those messages with me as we prepare for Z’man Matan Torateinu.
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This mekorot sheet is an accompaniment to a recorded shiur by Rabbi Sacks that can be viewed at http://rabbisacks.org/a-life-of-vertical-horizontal-responsibility-shavuot-during-the-coronavirus-pandemic/.