From Trembling to Dancing:  A Community Tikkun Leil Shavuot 

From Trembling to Dancing:  A Community Tikkun Leil Shavuot

6 p.m. on May 21-sunrise on May 22

In person at Shir Tikvah and on Zoom

*Please note that the Zoom portion of the evening begins at 7:45 p.m.

Register here (free and open to the public with an optional $25 dinner)

Featuring a teaching with Susan Raffo at 8:45 p.m.

After these months of federal occupation, we’ll celebrate the giving of Torah and the resilience of our community with a tikkun leil Shavuot, a long night of communal dreaming, learning, song, and ritual. The story of Shavuot begins with lightning and thunder as the Israelites tremble in anticipation and fear at the base of Sinai.  The story ends with the gift of Torah and a millennium-long relationship with text, community, and God. We will explore this trajectory from overwhelm to wisdom both by asking each other:

• How does fear, awe and trembling move through our bodies and souls?

• What covenants and commitments await us on the other side of this shaking?

• How do we move from the motivation, inspiration, and connection formed in crisis to long term wisdom and partnership?

• How do we learn to see past our own immediate needs in times of shaking to conceive of wider community safety and solidarity?

Arrival Details:

Join us at 6:00 p.m. for an in-person arts program for youth and families, at 6:45 p.m. for dinner, and at 7:45 p.m. if you are opting not to eat dinner with us or are attending only on Zoom.

Accessibility:

ASL interpretation will be available both in person and on Zoom for Susan Raffo’s keynote at 8:45 p.m., and for the Zoom learning session at 10:45 p.m. Shir Tikvah’s accessible entrance is located on Girard Avenue. Please indicate any accessibility needs, including ASL interpretation, on the registration form.

Teaching Schedule:

Please view the session schedule here. Come for one session, or come all night!

Weather permitting, our holiday will end with a sunrise Torah parade to Lake Harriet and a prayer service at the Lake. Between learning and song, we’ll snack on cheesecake and dance away sleep. Learning sessions will occur both on Zoom and in person. All are welcome. Masks are recommended for our in-person learning.

This Tikkun is held in partnership with: Jewish Community Action, Minnesota Interfaith Power and Light, Shir Tikvah, J-Pride, Zuta, Twin Cities Jewish Renewal Community, and Sustain Studio.