The Shavuot Seder – Experience Report

May 14, 13 The Shavuot Seder – Experience Report

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A little “experience” report from the Shavuot Seder I lead on OneShul.org May 14, 2013

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Milk, Symbol of Sivan

x-posted at PunkTorah.org It’s traditional to eat dairy on Shavuot, which begins the first week of Sivan.  Because of this, we’re going to explore dairy for the month of Sivan. Let’s start with the separation of milk and meat in the Torah.  What it actually says is “don’t boil a kid in its mother’s milk” (לֹא-תְבַשֵּׁל גְּדִי,...

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Miriam the Prophetess, a Midrash

I started writing this midrash two years ago. I told it for the first time at the first Kohenet intensive, and had to somewhat channel the ending. Midrash is about filling in the gaps in the text, seeing what’s not written. This midrash tells Miriam’s side of the events of Exodus 18:1 –27, Numbers 12:6-8, and Numbers...

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Shavuot: Seder of the Seven Prophetesses

Jun 06, 08 Shavuot: Seder of the Seven Prophetesses

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A special seder created for the Jewish holiday of Shavuot that honors the seven biblical prophetesses of Rabbinic Tradition.

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