Programs for All Ages: Celebrate the Holiday of Shavuot with Torah and Community
Come for an hour or stay all night! 

Join the local community for prayer, study and schmoozing until sunrise (or at least until your bedtime). The Tikkun Leil Shavuot ("repair of the night of Shavuot") is a Kabbalistic practice that began in the Middle Ages. According to legend, the Israelites overslept the morning they were to receive the Torah at Mt. Sinai, and Moses had to hurriedly wake them up! To avoid making that mistake again, we stay up all night on Erev Shavuot, studying and preparing to celebrate the giving of the Torah the next morning.

Join for an extraordinary night of Jewish learning with activities for all ages! Below is an outline of the evening:

FOR ADULTS & TEENS

• 7:00 PM: A Theatre Midrash experience with Tova Birnbaum
• 8:30 PM: Community Singing
• 9:00 PM: Multiple Shavuot evening service options
• 9:45 PM: Snacks in the Courtyard
• 10:00 PM- 2:30 AM: Learning Sessions with Rabbis and Teachers From Across the

FOR COMMUNITY

• 12:00 AM: Blintzes
• 2:30-5:00 AM: Speed Texting: A dynamic journey through all 24 books of the Hebrew Bible, facilitated by Rabbi Daniel Lehmann
• 5:00 AM: Sunrise Shacharit Service

FOR YOUNG FAMILIES

• 5:00-7:00 PM: Families with kids ages 0-5 are invited to a Shavuot pizza and ice cream party, with music, movement, stories and a tour of the Torah.

FOR KIDS (K-7th Grade)

• 7:00-10:00 PM: K-7th graders are invited to explore the themes of Shavuot through games, stories, crafts, music, and more. Plus make Mt. Sinai ice cream sundaes!

Cosponsored by Congregation Kol Emeth, Congregation Beth Am, Congregation Etz Chayim and Congregation Keddem, together with Gideon Hausner Jewish Day School, Kehillah Jewish High School, and the Oshman Family JCC.

Learn more about Shavuot 2025.