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We recently heard a shiur from Harav Yussie Zakutinsky, shlita, that opened up a whole new dimension to a song…

Parshas Naso speaks about some of the Avodos of the Beis Hamikdash, a fundamental part of which was the role…

Yossele was a young, poor orphan boy living alone with his mother. One day, he came to school, and his…

YOELI and YOSSI’S SPECIAL SHAVUOS
NUGGETS CHEESECAKE BALLS? UM… MILCHIG MORSELS…  The famous song “Kad Yasvun Yisrael” details what happens when…

Avraham Ben Avraham was sitting in the corner. A guard banged on the door. He turned the key in the…

…Eat Milchigs 
On Shavuos? Great Question! There are many sweet and heilig answers to your question! The Rema says we…

YOELI: Wow, Yos, that’s a lot of coffee…  YOSSI: Well, we’ve got a big night ahead of us Yoeli!  YOELI:…

There’s something about Shavuos that feels soft and sacred. It doesn’t announce itself with grand rituals or endless preparation. It…

Juggling, juggling Balls in the sky Keeping your eyes on each one As higher they fly.   Both slow and…

One of the most striking Midrashim about Matan Torah tells us that at Har Sinai, Hashem lifted the mountain and…

Shavuos is the Yom Tov dedicated to Torah. The single, primary mitzvah or hanhagah woven into its observance is staying…


Wisdom We all go through moments when we feel like Hashem is distant and out of reach. I’ve found that…

This year I really wanted to work on myself during the Sefirah period, but Shavuos is basically here and see…

In honor of the 265th yahrtzeit of the Baal Shem Tov. Rebbi Yisrael Baal Shem Tov came into our world…

On this day, our fresh and newly born nation meets its Creator.  On this day, we heard the purpose of…

Fundamental teachings of the Baal Shem Tov 
that form the foundation of Toras Chassidus The light of the Baal Shem…

Shavuos is the celebration of the greatness of the Human Being The great Amorah, Rav Yosef, once enigmatically remarked: ‘Were…

THE DIVINE GAZE OF LEIL SHAVUOS Of all the minhagim associated with Shavuos, remaining awake all night to study Torah…

ביום‭ ‬חתונתו‭ ‬זו‭ ‬מתן‭ ‬תורה Chazal famously teach us that before Hashem gave the Yidden the Torah on Har Sinai,…

What We’re Really Reaching for on Shavuos Night Unlike other Yomim Tovim that come with clear mitzvos — matzah on…

There is a unique feeling that comes with Shavuos. Other Yomim Tovim require outward physical preparations like building a sukkah…

YOSSI: I really don’t want to leave Meron, Yoeli! YOELI: Well then, I guess we don’t have to. There’s so…

…Not have a connection to Har Sinai today? Good Question! The most important thing in history happened on Har Sinai,…

Mr. Shpeiter stopped dancing. A light was blinking on the crock pot.  “Hold on a moment Baruch,” said Mr. Shpeiter.…