שבעות חג - Chag Shavuot (The Feast of Weeks)

שבעות חג - Shavuot (The Feast of Weeks)

By Hillel ben David (Greg Killian)

I. Introduction. 1

II. Counting to Love. 4

III. Why two (2) loaves of bread?. 5

IV. Terms that apply to this day. 6

1. In the Bible. 6

2. In Rabbinic literature. 6

V. The requirements of Shavuot 7

VI. The two loaves. 8

VII. The Sacrifices. 10

1. The wave offering was 2 loaves of bread of firstfruits. 10

2. The burnt offering was: 10

3. The grain offering was: 11

4. Atonement (covering): one (1) male goat. 11

5. Drink offerings: (see above.) 11

6. The fellowship offering was: 12

VIII. An Appointed Time. 13

IX. Firstfruit 14

X. Events that occurred during Shavuot 15

1. The Torah was given on Shavuot: 15

2. The Story of the Giving of the Torah Continues: 15

3. The Seventy Languages. 17

4. Wheat and its Meaning. 19

5. Torah is reaffirmed. 20

6. The tribe of Benjamin got wives on Shavuot 22

7. Abraham celebrated Shavuot: 22

8. Other Shavuot Events. 23

XI. Reading the Megillat Ruth. 23

XII. The Ten Words - The Decalogue. 25