Tikkun Leil Shavuos and Shavuos Services June 8-9, 2019
Shirat HaNefesh, Minyan Segulah, Fabrangen,
Ohev Sholom – The National Synagogue, and Tifereth Israel
Saturday, June 8 – Sunday June 9, 2019
Welcome the ever-changing Torah arriving from Mt. Sinai
Printable version: Tikkun Schedule 2019
Saturday, June 8
Prior to the Joint Tikkun at Tifereth Israel
9:15-9:40 p.m. – Ma’ariv, Havdalah
9:40-9:55 p.m. – Refreshment break
9:55-10:35 p.m. – Session A – Ari Ne’eman “American Jewry and the Eugenics Movement”
10:35-10:45 p.m. – Break
Prior to the Joint Tikkun at Ohev Sholom – The National Synagogue
9:14 p.m. – Candle lighting
9:30 p.m. – Maariv
10:00 p.m. – Light dinner
9:30 p.m. – 1:00 a.m. – Teen Tikkun
Study Sessions – beginning at Tifereth Israel Congregation, 7701 16th Street NW, and move to Ohev Sholom, 1600 Jonquil Street NW (across the street), during the night.
Joint Tikkun Begins at Tifereth Israel
10:45 – 11:30 p.m. – Communal Session #1
- Rabbanit Tali Schaum Broder
Seek and Ye Shall Find- a Hasidic text for Shavuot - Rabbi Ethan Seidel
Having it Both Ways: The Importance of Ambiguity when Speaking of Sinai - Virginia Spatz
Thoughts from Hebrew Poetry on American Shore: Lake Michigan in Hebrew and Kikayon in New York
11:30 – 11:40 p.m. – Break
11:40 a.m. -12:50 a.m. – Joint Session: ASK THE RABBI
12:50 AM – 1:00 a.m. – Break
1:00 -1:50 a.m. – Communal Session #2
- Josh Milner
The Yoke of Heaven and Immunity to Infection – Does it help to think about them? - Ira Forman
The Rising Tide of Antisemitism: What Is It and How to Confront It - Norman Shore
Avigayil eshet hayil: Texts on Abigail, Wife of King David
1:00 – ?? – “Open Derash” Night
Join us for consecutive divrei Torah all night long! Everyone is welcome to share your Torah, regardless of age, background, and knowledge level. We will start at 1 am and go until Shacharit (or until we run out of divrei Torah)
1:50-2:05 a.m. All proceed to Ohev Sholom- The National Synagogue
2:05-2:50 a.m. – Communal Session #3
- Arie Michelsohn
How I Discovered Splendor in Techelet and Marvel in the Mitzvah of Tzizit - Leora Troy
Don’t Judge the Torah by its Laws: Does following the Torah make you a good person? - Jesse Beller
Late Night Nigun Singing
2:50 – 3:00 a.m. – Break
3:00 -3:45 a.m. – Communal Session #4
- Saul Weinreb
Pure versus Impure – Whatever happened to all the laws of Tumah Ve’Taharah? - Darius Sivin
Mordecai Kaplan’s critique of the chosen people doctrine: Ssignificance for contemporary liturgical choices
3:50 – 4:00 a.m. – Break
4:00 -4:45 a.m. – Communal Session #5
- Rabbi Shmuel Herzfeld
Telling the Story of Ruth - Yvonne Shashoua
A Reading and Discussion of Daniel in the Lion’s Den - Ben Dreyfus
Praying Before Praying: Singing niggunim to approach revelation
Sunday, June 9
Early Morning Shavuos Services
- 4:45 a.m. – Early Shavuos Services at Ohev Sholom – The National Synagogue
- 4:55 a.m. – Minyan Segulah service, co-sponsored by Tifereth Israel at Tifereth Israel
Regular Shavuos Services
- 9:00 a.m. – Regular Shavuos Services at Tifereth Israel
- 9:15 a.m. – Regular Shavuos services at Ohev Sholom – The National Synagogue
- 9:30 a.m. – Regular Fabrangen Shavuos Service at Tifereth Israel
In the TI library – includes Yizkor