Shavuot – 2025

Shavuot Services Schedule

Monday, June 2
4:45 AM Sunrise Shaharit on the roof led by TBA Clergy

9:30 AM Combined services  in Ganzberg Sanctuary and on YouTube

8:00 PM Evening Minyan in Pilch and on Zoom 

Tuesday, June 3

9:15 AM Clergy-led Shavuot Service in Ganzberg Sanctuary and on YouTube

9:30 AM Library Minyan in Dorff Nelson Chapel

11:00 AM (approx.) Yizkor in both locations

8:00 PM Evening Minyan in Pilch and on Zoom

Sunday, June 1

5:30 PM Composting with the Clergy Come learn about how our community is “getting our hands dirty” in the hevruta of caring for our world

6:00 PM Bookplate signing (for anyone who purchased, or would like to purchase a book – link below)

6:30 PM Minha, and Shavuot Dinner (by reservation)

7:40 PM Ma’ariv

8:00 PM Plenary session with Sarah Hurwitz in discussion of her new book: “As a Jew: Reclaiming our Story from Those who Blame, Shame and Try to Erase Us” on YouTube

9:15PM All night learning begins through tracks “learn about hevruta,” “learn from hevruta,” take a break from hevruta,” and “Beit Midrash”

“Learn about Hevruta” – what are the ways in which we learn from partnerships and relationships 

“Learn from Hevruta” – two people, learning together, in partnership around the same topic – similarly, differently and yet always productively

“Take a Break from Hevruta” – sometimes it is good to learn from yourself – self-care is also Torah

“Beit Midrash” – engage in traditional hevruta learning with texts, books, and a scholar to guide you through your learning with a partner

4:45 AM Sunrise Shaharit

There are many prayer opportunities at Temple Beth Am from our Daily Minyan and weekly Shabbat services to Holiday and Life Cycle celebrations.

Schedule of All Night Learning Sessions: June 11

8:00 PM

Plenary session with Sarah Hurwitz in Hevruta with Tom Fields-Meyer in discussion of her new book: “As a Jew: Reclaiming our Story from Those who Blame, Shame and Try to Erase Us” in Ganzberg Sanctuary and on YouTube

 

9:15 PM

Learn about Hevruta: Through the Eyes of my Beloved with Rabbi Sharon Brous in Ganzberg Sanctuary and on YouTube

Learn from Hevruta: The World As It Is, The World As It Should Be with Katy Yaroslovsky and Rabbi Noah Farkas in Adelson Hall

Learn from Hevruta: “What Are We Doing Here? Where Are We Going and What Are We Leaving Behind?” with Rabbi Liora Alban and Rabbi Josh Katzan in Dorff Nelson Chapel

Take a break from Hevruta: Yoga as a Path to Learning and Connection – Marlee Goldshine in Hersch Hall

Beit Midrash: Beit Midrash Track- Learn in Hevrutah- Z’man Matan Torateinu with Rabbi Hannah Jensen in Pilch Hall

10:30 PM

Learn About Hevruta: Living, Learning, Becoming Together– Rabbi Brad Artson in Ganzberg Sanctuary and on YouTube

Learn from Hevruta: Light During Darkness: Art as a bridge to healing with Tomer Peretz and Shlomit Bard moderated by Serena Oberstein in Adelson Hall

Take a break from Hevruta: Ve’ahavtah Le’re’acha ka’MOCHA: The Jewish Ice Cream Pun Challenge with Rabbi Brett Kopin and Rabbi Sofia Zway in Hersch Hall

Beit Midrash: Beit Midrash Track- Learn in Hevrutah- Z’man Matan Torateinu with Rabbi Matt Shapiro in Pilch Hall

11:45 PM

Learn About Hevruta: The Will to Build: Cultivating Ratzon/Soul Desire Through Chevrutah with Yehudah Webster in Ganzberg Sanctuary and on YouTube

Learn from Hevruta: Jewish and…: Honoring Our Many Ritual Heritages with Rabbi Cantor Chorny and Vanessa Bloom, David Chiu, and Kimberly Dueñas in Adelson Hall

Take a break from Hevruta: Niggun & Nourishment with Rabbi Adam Kligfeld in Hersch Hall

Beit Midrash: Beit Midrash Track- Learn in Hevrutah- Z’man Matan Torateinu with Rabbi Chaim Tureff in Pilch Hall

12:45 AM

ICE CREAM SNACK IN THE LOBBY

1:00 AM

Learn About Hevruta: Foes, Friends, Family: The Sacred, But Tragic Brotherhood of Rabbi Yohanan and Reish Lakish.  with Rabbi Noam Raucher in Dorff Nelson Chapel

Learn from Hevruta: What Can Call Our Speech Out of Exile? with Agnes Borinsky and Rabbi Morris Panitz in Hersch Hall

2:15 AM

Learn About Hevruta: “Caffeinated Torah”—The Surprising Relationship Between the Coffee and Shavuot. with Rabbi Adam Kligfeld in Dorff Nelson Chapel

3:30 AM

Learn About Hevruta with Rabbi Q&A in Dorff Nelson Chapel

4:45 AM

Sunrise Shaharit on Pilch Roof