Find Yourself in Torah
Practical guides, study tools, and reflections to help you experience Shavuot more deeply.
At Shavuot, we don’t just remember receiving Torah. We show up for it again and again. We bring our questions, our history, and our whole selves.
Whether you’re preparing for a late-night study session or just looking to deepen your connection, there is Torah for everyone.
At Shavuot, we receive Torah year after year, bringing our questions, our history, and our whole selves.
If you have an upcoming study session or want to deepen your connection, there’s Torah for everyone.
Begin Your Shavuot Journey!
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What is Shavuot about? How do we observe this day? Let’s dig in!
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Use our guides and resources to elevate your Shavuot and make it your own!
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Open your heart to what Torah can mean in your life, right now. Why learn Torah?
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What is Shavuot?
Shavuot, one of the three pilgrimage festival holidays, celebrates the giving of the Torah on Mount Sinai and the harvest of First Fruits, Yom haBikkurim.
Observed on the 6 and 7th days of the month of Sivan, Shavuot is a holiday commemorating a number of events simultaneously. In addition to the giving of the Torah, Shavuot is a harvest festival marking the end of the barley harvest and the gathering of the first fruits.
When is Shavuot in 2025?
It begins in the evening on Sunday, June 1st, 2025, through Tuesday night, June 3rd, 2025.
Common Questions about Shavuot:
What is Shavuot?
Shavuot is a holiday, 50 days from Passover, that commemorates the barley harvest and the giving of the Torah and Mount Sinai. Read more here.
What is the Tikkun Leil Shavuot?
The Midrash explains that the Israelites fell asleep at the giving of the Torah. Thus, staying awake on Shavuot night, repairs that moment. By studying all night, our practice demonstrates that we are ready, attentive, and eager for Torah, making up for our ancestors. Read the full story here.
What’s the deal with dairy and Shavuot?
In short, there’s no clear, singular answer. Instead, there are a ton of theories. We like the idea that milk connotes hesed, loving-kindness. Read the rest of the theories here.
What is Shavuot?
Shavuot is a holiday, 50 days from Passover, that commemorates the barley harvest and the giving of the Torah and Mount Sinai. Read more here.
What is the Tikkun Leil Shavuot?
The Midrash explains that the Israelites fell asleep at the giving of the Torah. Thus, staying awake on Shavuot night, repairs that moment. By studying all night, our practice demonstrates that we are ready, attentive, and eager for Torah, making up for our ancestors. Read the full story here.
What's the deal with dairy and Shavuot?
In short, there’s no clear, singular answer. Instead, there are a ton of theories. We like the idea that milk connotes hesed, loving-kindness. Read the rest of the theories here.
Featured Articles:
What are the Shavuot Torah Readings About?
Rabbi Mitch Berkowitz explains the meaning of the Torah passages that we read on Shavuot and the connection to revelation and the harvest.
The Origins of Tikkun Leil Shavuot
What is Shavuot about?
Celebrating Shavu’ot with Seven Species Cookies
Ten Torah Resources You Should Know
Why Learn Torah?
Torah isn’t just something we inherited. It’s something we continue to shape, question, and live.
This Shavuot, we invite you to find yourself in Torah.
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Practice Your Way into Shavuot
Ritual is how we bring Torah to life. These tools are designed to help you celebrate Shavuot with study, tradition, and small moments of connection.
Have you recited the blessing for engaging with Torah yet today?
The Tiny Tikkun
Download our collection of sources to Finding Yourself in Torah, a perfect partner for your Shavuot Torah learning. Great for individual learning, small group study, or community learning.
If you have 10 minutes: Study a single source from the Tiny Tikkun.
If you have 1 hour: Gather friends or your hevruta to study a source sheet from the Tiny Tikkun.
If you have a full night: Find a community and build your own study journey.
Shavuot Observance
Get your Shavuot Placemat
Set your leil Shavuot study table in style! This study placemat is printed with Torah study vocab words, key blessings in Hebrew, English, and transliteration, and even a bit of Torah study commentary – all while leaving room for your study snacks of choice.
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Let Torah Speak to You
Shavuot isn’t just about study, it’s about a relationship to Torah and our Tradition. These pieces invite you to open your heart and receive Torah in a personal, living way.
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