Shavuot 2020

Erev Shavuot: Thursday, May 28

7:00-7:30pm  Congregational L'Chaim
Bring your favorite beverage and/or an ice cream sundae in honor of Shavuot!

 7:30-9pm   Black-Jewish Relations and the Zionist Question: Division or Distraction?
Led by David Weinfeld, TBE member and VCU Professor of Judaic Studies
Much is made of the Six Day War in 1967 as a turning point in American Jewish history, including the controversial topic of Black-Jewish relations. In this talk, Professor Weinfeld looks at the changes, or lack thereof, in Black-Jewish relations before and after 1967, and asks whether the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is in fact relevant to understanding conflict and cooperation between these two communities today.

9pm - morning   Rabbinical Assembly Tikkun Leil Shavout
 ​​​​​All-night, coast-to-coast  event :  click here for full schedule.
Also view anytime between now and Shavuot: pre-recorded videos submitted from all around North America, including our own Rabbi Knopf.  Go here: playlist of video shiurim .

Shavuot Day 1: Friday, May 29 

(temple offices closed)

10 am Morning Services; Aden Doniger will be chanting torah

5:30pm Pre-neg - grab a drink/nosh and join early for a schmooze.
6 pm Evening Services with Confirmation (see ad below)

Shavuot Day 2: Saturday, May 30

9:30 am Pre-neg - grab a drink/nosh and join early for a schmooze.
10 am Morning Services; Elisheva Hadar, Cantor Rosenblatt, and Rabbi Knopf will be chanting the Book of Ruth.

9:15 pm Musical Havdalah led by Cantor Rosenblatt