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Shavuot: An Overview




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Moshe New
Rabbi Moshe New heads the Montreal Torah Center. He is sought out lecturer on Kabbalah and its relevance in our lives today.


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Posted: May 10, 2010
bringing in early
I believe Shavuos is the one Yom Tov we can NOT bring in early because we have to have finished our 49 days completely.

I wonder why there is a second day of Shavuos outside of Israel if it always went according to the count - if people knew when Pesach was then they would know for sure when 49 days was later; there was no need to get the news from Jerusalem...
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Shavuot: An Overview
Eating cheese cake; and staying up all night: Insight and explanations into some of the laws and customs pertaining to the festival of Shavuot.

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