Dear Friends, I write this in January with snow and ice on the ground but with the knowledge that soon Spring, even a New York Spring, evanescent and difficult as it is to perceive, will be here. So it is with study, sometimes. We confront confusing and troubling texts and ideas, our thoughts become mired or even frozen, stale and tiresome. This happens best and most frequently when we study with others, together, face to face. I have seen this often during my first few months here and it is the best part of my job.
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Tikkun Leil Shavuot Sunday, May 27 - 9 pm to 5 am The custom of studying Torah all night long to commemorate the receiving of the Torah at Mount Sinai. For students of all levels and backgrounds. New York Kollel is a project of Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion .