Shavu’ot- Penecost

Question: When should you celebrate Shavuot? YOU SHOULD COUNT SEVEN WEEKS OR FORTY-NINE DAYS FROM THE FEAST OF UNLEAVENED BREAD TO SHAVUOT. Question: What commandments were given for Shavuot? YOU SHOULD GIVE A VOLUNTARY OFFERING TO ELOHIM DURING SHAVUOT.Deuteronomy 16:10 And you will keep the Feast of Weeks (Shavuot) to יהוה your Elohim with a voluntary offering, which you will …

Vayak’hel (He Assembles), P’kudei (Accounts)

In this portion, Moses addresses the entire nation and charges them with the privilege of building the Tabernacle. Much of the text is a repetition of the directions given in the previous chapters. Israel’s ability to create a setting for יהוה’s Presence is a measure of its greatness and, indeed, a primary reason for its very existence. Its future history …