Ironically, it's what makes you... YOU!! View this email in your browser It’s that time of year, lots going on… Dads and Grads, Memorial Day, school is almost out and summer is in the air!!  On the Jewish calendar, Passover is long gone, and the High Holidays and hours spent in synagogue and fasting is 6 months away… So what is an American Jew to do? As Americans we are just starting to thaw and get excited for great weather outdoors, and as Jews we feel a little empty having nothing to feel guilty about. That brings us to the holiday of Shavuos, the ‘Lost Holiday’.  Somehow in all the excitement on our calendar this time of year, the one Holiday that actually makes us JEWISH, is forgotten. 3,327 years ago G-d chose us to become the Jewish Nation on Mt. Sinai, receiving the Torah.  Shavuos celebrates that world-changing event.  Ironically it is actually the easiest of all Biblical holidays to observe!! It’s only 2 days, versus 8 for Passover and Sukkot! There’s no fasting like Yom Kippur, in fact, we eat Cheesecake!  Unlike hours and hours spent in synagogue on Rosh HaShana, we just hear the 10 Commandments read from the Torah during regular Yom Tov morning services! I would argue that Shavuos appeals to our modern, American sensibilities more than any other Jewish holiday! Quick! Easy! Indulgent! Independent! Powerful! Celebrate Shavuos at MiYaD and experience a truly Immemorial Holiday Weekend. Shabbat & Shavuos Schedule Friday, May 22 Light Shabbat Candles at 7:53 PM Saturday, May 23 Shabbos Morning Minyan @ 10:00am Bamidbar Torah Reading @ 11:00am - Eve of First day Shavuot Light Holiday Candles after 9:00 PM Saturday Night Live!! 11:30pm All-night Torah Study @ 82 Forsythia Ln. Jericho     Sunday, May 24 Yom Tov Morning Services Minyan @ 10:00am, Ten Commandments Torah Reading, for all Men, Women & Children Followed by Dairy Kiddush Luncheon, Pastas, Salads, Cheesecakes, Cappuccino and Ice Cream  - Eve of Second day Shavuot Light Holiday Candles after 9:01 PM     Monday, May 25, 2015 Yom Tov Morning Services Minyan @ 10:00am, YIZKOR Holiday Ends 9:02 PM   FREE All are welcome Our Minyan needs you!! Sponsorships Available: DONATE HERE @ MiYaD.org Guide Shavuot 101 Holiday Insights The Basics   MiYaD.org Shavuot Calendar What Is Shavuot? The Role of Children What Is the Torah? The Story Personalities: King David Holiday Thoughts The Gift In the Clouds The Two Tablets The Guarantors The Rebbe’s Messages     Audio & Video   Recipes   Kids Underage Underwriters Ten for the Price of One Infinite Wisdom Shavuot Insight Sinai, Shavuot and Today   Blintzes Cheesecakes Recipes for Kids Healthy Shavuot Cheeseless Cheesecake   Guide Crafts Print & Color Jono’s Little Mountain Song         Copyright *|CURRENT_YEAR|* *|LIST:COMPANY|*, All rights reserved. *|IFNOT:ARCHIVE_PAGE|* *|LIST:DESCRIPTION|* Our mailing address is: *|HTML:LIST_ADDRESS_HTML|* *|END:IF|* unsubscribe from this list    update subscription preferences  *|IF:REWARDS|* *|HTML:REWARDS|* *|END:IF|*