Shavuot

When we picture Sivan we rush toward the thunder of Har Sinai, yet the Torah was given in a barren desert — and maybe that emptiness is the point, teaching us that emunah (faith) grows only when we loosen our grip on the images we've built of how life is supposed to look and leave open space for God to enter. Read More

Sivan's zodiac sign is twins — the number two — yet the month carries a three-part Torah for a three-part nation, and the invitation of Shavuot is to invite God into our relationships and transform every pair into something stronger and more whole. Read More