Kabbalah Online Magazine
Shavuot 5770
Vol. 6, No. 33 - Two weeks of 25 Iyar - 9 Sivan 5770 / May 9 - 23
A note from the staff of Kabbalah Online in Tzefat
Special Expanded SHAVUOT Edition
The first seven articles are about the holiday, from a variety of perspectives.
Then there is one for the final chapter of Pirkei Avot,
and one each for the Torah readings of Bamidbar and Naso.
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| Shavuot - Customs |
 | Why Cheesecake?
By Avraham Sutton
Kabbalah explains the mystical reasons for eating dairy on Shavuot. |
| Shavuot - Chasidut |
 | The Sublimity of Nursing
From the teachings of Rabbi Schneur Zalman of Liadi
Kabbalah reveals that Shavuot mystically corresponds to the weaning of the newborn soul. |
| Shavuot - Kabbalah |
 | Individuality and the Collective
By Jonathan Udren
The Jewish Nation, like a body, has a general form as well as specific component parts. |
| Shavuot - Chasidut |
 | A Sight to Behold
From the writings & talks of Rabbi Yosef Yitzchak of Lubavitch
Sweetness, light and joy at the receiving of the Torah |
| Shavuot - Zohar |
 | Festivals: Right, Left & Center
From the teachings of Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai
The Zohar teaches that Shavuot unites the holiness of the other holidays. |
| Shavuot - Kabbalah |
 | The Guiding Hands of Torah
From Shenei Luchot HaBrit by Rabbi Isaiah Horowitz
Of the two tablets, one symbolized Heaven, the other Earth. |
| Shavuot - Mystic Story |
 | Shavuot Night in Salonika
By Rabbi Shlomo HaLevi Alkabetz
16th Century Kabbalists are inspired by a voice from the spiritual worlds. |
| Pirkei Avot |
 | The Divine Voice
From the writings & talks of Rabbi Yosef Yitzchak of Lubavitch
The essence of the soul hears what the rest of a person may not. |
| Weekly Reading - Bamidbar |
 | Heads and Skulls
From the teachings of Rabbi Schneur Zalman of Liadi
Moses' task was to connect Jewish souls to their essence. |
| Weekly Reading - Naso |
 | Preparation for Elevation
By Shaul Yosef Leiter
Torah is a gift through which we utilize all we've been given |
