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You are cordially invited to join us for a scrumptious Shavuot dairy feast of Lasagna, Eggplant Parmesan, Fettuccini Alfaredo, Quiches, Salads, Cheesecakes and Ice Cream. Hear the Reading of the Torah together with family and friends, while the children enjoy a special program. Low Fat and Non-Dairy options will be included.
Sunday, May 24,
4:30 p.m. Torah Reading (no charge)
5:30 p.m. Dinner
Chabad of Fremont
38054 Dundee Common, Fremont 94536
Before May 10... Adult $15, Child $10, Family $40
Adult $18, Child $12, Family $45
Supporter $100 ~ Co-Sponsor $180 ~ Sponsor $360
No one will be turned away for inability to pay. Confidential fee adjustments may be made by emailingthe Rabbi
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Please join us after dinner in celebrating Shaina's 3rd Birthday with a traditional candle lighting ceremony.
Torah Education begins at age 3.Shaina will be starting to light her own Shabbat Candle and trying to dress like her mommy.
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This event is partially sponsored by Rabbi Moshe & Chaya Fuss |
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Shavuot, celebrated this year May 24-25, 2015, marks the anniversary of the day when we received the Torah at Mount Sinai. It is the second of the three major festivals (Passover being the first, and Sukkot the third), occurring exactly fifty days after the second day of Passover.
This is a biblical holiday complete with special prayers, holiday candle lighting and kiddush.
The word "Shavuot" means "weeks"; it marks the completion of the seven-week counting period between Passover and Shavuot. During these seven weeks, the Jewish people cleansed themselves of the scars of Egyptian slavery and became a holy nation, ready to enter into an eternal covenant with G‑d with the giving of the Torah.
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1. On the holiday of Shavuot, a two-loaf bread offering was brought in the Temple. To commemorate this, we eat two meals on Shavuot — first a dairy meal, and then, after a short interruption, we eat the traditional holiday meat-meal.
2. With the giving of the Torah the Jews now became obligated to observe the laws of Kosher. As the Torah was given on Shabbat no cattle could be slaughtered nor could utensils be koshered, and thus on that day they ate dairy. The Torah is likened to nourishing milk.
3. Also, the Hebrew word for milk is "chalav." When the numerical value of each of the letters in the word chalav are added together - 8, 30, 2 - the total is forty. Forty is the number of days Moses spent on Mount Sinai when receiving the Torah.
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