Shavuot- Make Your Own Harvest

Shavuot - Make Your Own Harvest

Tonight starts the holiday of Shavout - starting of the wheat harvest and the end of the barley harvest in the Torah. Shavuot also marks the time that the Jewish people were given the Torah on Mount Sinai. The Christian festival of Pentecost also has its origins in Shavuot!

You should feel that The Torah and it's stories and lessons provide spiritual nourishment and enlightenment. The holiday is synonymous with having a Dairy dinner/meal in celebration, and that can be directly compared to and runs parallel to when a Mother gives milk (Dairy) to her new born baby to nourish him/her! It is necessary to grow,prosper, and develop! It's also part of maturing and the processes.

I remember when I was a small child, and both of my Grandmothers and my Mom prepared a beautiful Shavuot Meal, and what I really remember are the delicious sweet Blintzes made from scratch, and absolutley the beautiful labor of love for their family! I knew it was a 'delicious' holiday at that age, and now and many years later, I also realize it is spiritually feeding your soul as well! The history, the studying that goes along all night, the beautiful meal and the significance of the Torah are all beautiful and extremely sweet!

This year is a lot different than previous years due to the pandemic, and many will absolutley have their Kosher Dairy meal, or maybe a piece of Cheese cake, and some will study Torah alone or via Zoom all night until exhaustion hits, but one main aspect remains in the forefront, it is what you make it and how you adapt this year!

I choose to eat my cheese cake; I started last evening.....

I choose to read and studying something that will nourish my soul;

I choose to harvest kindness,love people from all walks of life, humanity,and love!

Make your own harvest, and make it plentiful!

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