It’s Raining Wheat
Although Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs sounds like pure fiction, unusual “food rain” events have, at times, been reported. In 2011, residents of Coundon, England, described a bizarre incident in which numerous…
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Shabbos and Yom Tov
Shavuos
Matan Torah, Shavuos customs and the Yom Tov of receiving the Torah.
Preparing for Shavuos: More Than Just Cheesecake
How does one prepare for the holiday of Shavuos? Should you experiment with various salmon recipes, dust off the milchig china, or gather the best cheesecake recipe?
Rise and Shine
Everyone knows how hard it is to wake up in the morning. One Siyum HaShas video in fact focused on the coffee served at the Daf. Many Daf Yomi shiurim take place early in the morning, and coffee provides a welcome boost.
Making Our Days Count
There is a widespread custom that men stay up the entire Shavuos night and learn Torah. Of course the entire night really isn’t that long.
Gemara stories on Shavuos
The Young Haflaah Picks Masechta Shavuos
After the Seder, young Pinchas Horowitz, later the Haflaah, explains to his father why Masechta Shavuos, about oaths, is the right way to prepare for Shavuos.