Shavuot 2022

Ner Yisrael is delighted to welcome RABBI GIDON ROTHSTEIN as our Scholar in Residence over Shavuot.

Rabbi  Gidon Rothstein received his semicha from RIETS.  He has a PhD in Near Eastern Languages and Cultures from Harvard. He has been a community rabbi and has taught at all levels of Jewish education.  Rabbi Rothstein is an author of Jewishly themed fiction and non-fiction. He recently made aliya and now lives in Jerusalem.

foR SELECTED HALACHOT FOR SHAVUOT 5782 - CLICK HERE.

SHAVUOT PROGRAMME

EREV SHAVUOT, Friday, 3 June

7.28pm: Earliest time for candle-lighting
7.15pm: 1st Mincha & Kabbalat Yomtov  

Shabbat, 4 June
All regular Shacharit Minyanim & children services

12.30pm: Communal Lunch with Rabbi Rothstein & Zobin family.

6.30pm: Ladies Summer Series of Shiurim with Rabbi Rothstein - “The 10 Commandments - How well do we know them?"

9.15pm: Mincha followed by shiur given by Rabbi Rothstein on "Introducing Shavuot 5782 - The Torah's priorities for how we spend our energies"

10.15pm: Maariv, Motzei Shabbat & Kabbalat Yomtov   
 
 
TIKKUN LEYL
 
MAIN PROGRAMME
12.15am: Rabbi Rothstein - "Torah study - what for and when is it enough?"
1.15am: Rabbi Zobin - "Self driving cars - Halacha, Morality & Artificial Intelligence". 
2.15am: Yossi Fachler - "Keeping the 10 Commandments During the Holocaust: Selected Stories of Incredible Heroes".

2.57am: Earliest time for Tallit
3.00am: 1st Shacharit
 
YOUTH PROGAMME
12.15am: Rabbi Zobin - Q & A
1.15am: Yossi Fachler - "Keeping the 10 Commandments During the Holocaust: Selected Stories of Incredible Teenagers".
2.15am: Youth Directors
 
LEHAVAH PROGRAMME
12.15am: Yossi Fachler - "Keeping the 10 Commandments During the Holocaust: Selected Stories of Incredible Women".

1.15am: Rabbi Rothstein - "Women's set of mitzvot: Why and for What?"
2.15am: Rabbi Zobin - "What exactly was given at Har Sinai?" 

FIRST DAY SHAVUOT, Sunday, 5 June

3.00am: Shacharit - main shul

9.30am: Shacharit - main shul - one minyan only

6.00pm: PUBLIC SHIUR IN THE SHUL - RABBI GIDON ROTHSTEIN - "Tikkun Yom Shavuot: The Zionism of the Book of Ruth".
7.15pm: Mincha & Kabbat Yomtov – with dvar halacha given by Rabbi Zobin
10.17pm: Start of 2nd day Yomtov (nightfall)

SECOND DAY SHAVUOT - Monday, 6 June
Shacharit, Megillat Ruth & Yizkor    

8.00am - SYBH

8.20am - YABH

9.15am - main shul

9.30am - Student Minyan - Horowitz BH

9.30am: Youth Service - Large kindergarten room                                    
10.20am: Year 2-5 - Small kindergarten room

10.50am: Year 7 - Top floor - half of the YABH

10.50am: Open Bet Hamedrash - half of the YABH

11.00am: Year 6 - Small kindergarten room

7.45pm: CHIEF RABBI EPHRAIM MIRVIS 
9.00pm: Mincha followed by a Neilat HaChag with Rabbi Rothstein
10.18pm: Maariv & Motzei Yomtov

EREV SHAVUOT LUNCH with our GUEST SHAVUOT SCHOLAR IN RESIDENCE - RABBI GIDON ROTHSTEIN

SHABBAT 4 JUNE - 12.30pm

Exciting childrens' programme!!!

THIS PROMISES TO BE A LOVELY INTRODCTUION TO OUR SHAVUOT PROGRAMME - TAKE A MEAL OFF OVER 3 DAYS CHAG!!!! - DON'T MISS OUT!!!!!