Shavuot
Shavuot is a Jewish agricultural festival (the wheat harvest) as well as a holiday celebrating the giving of the Torah to the Israelites at Mount Sinai. The mystical dimensions of Shavuot involve harnessing the deep powers of the human soul to reach one's true potential.
The holiday of Shavuot begins at sundown of the 5th of Sivan and lasting until nightfall of the 7th of Sivan (June 11 – 13, 2024). The mystical dimensions of Shavuot, as well as their real-life applications, are many. The Meaningful Life Center offers an archive of deep-yet-accessible lessons on the Kabbalistic aspects of Shavuot. Explore!
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Can You Create a Revolution? Pre-Shavuot Workshop
Learn what makes you unique, the indispensable role you play in this world, and above all, how to gain the courage to find and follow your own voice.
Read MoreSupernal Real Estate
An exploration of the laws pertaining to bar mitzra, the neighbor whose land borders your own, and the correlation to G-d’s giving of the Torah to man.
Read MoreThe Original E=mc² Pre-Shavuot Workshop
E=mc², is rooted in the events at Sinai, which unleashed forces allowing us to transform our material mass-filled lives into forces of positive energy.
Read MoreAgricultural Man: Shavuot and Wheat
Each holiday marks the soul’s growth from a tiny seed to a sprouting shoot to a bountiful harvest.
Read MoreWhere Does Heaven Meet Earth?
Uncover the secret power of Sinai, when Heaven met Earth for the first time, the experience that revolutionized the world forever after.
Read MoreForty Nine Days Between Passover and Shavuot
From Passover to Shavuot, we conduct a daily count of the days and weeks in reenactment of the forty-nine-day process of self-refinement which our ancestors underwent from their exodus from Egypt on the first day of Passover to the revelation at Sinai on Shavuot.
Read MoreA Wedding In Two Movements: Kiddushin and Nisuin
Kiddushin and nisuin are two distinct phases in the Jewish marriage process. This article explores the spiritual dimensions of kiddushin and nisuin.
Read MoreAn Unclouded Harvest: Lessons of Achitofel
Achitofel was one of the greatest sages of his generation. Yet all his life he followed the route of giving precedence to his reason over his piety—a path which brought him much grief. Therein lies the deeper significance of the three pieces of advice he offers to his children before his passing: he is warning them not to repeat his error of placing wisdom before piety, as this pertains to the three “crowns” of human aspiration.
Read MoreEsau and Ishmael at Sinai: A 3,314 Year Old Rejection
The relevance of this narrative today is powerfully evident. We are witnessing today the struggle of nations stemming from Esau – the Roman/Christian/Western world, and Ishmael – the Arab/Muslim world, and their confrontations are deeply related to Israel and the Jews, children of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. This struggle can truly be understood only by retracing its roots.
Read MoreHow Far Are We From Sinai?
Sinai set in motion a series of events that would change the world forever, and continues to impact our lives today. At Sinai the human race received a Divine blueprint how to live our lives. This great gift was given for all of mankind.
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