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Rabbi Shmuli & Rivkie Pink moved to Leicester in 2001. Together with their 10 children, they are proving themselves a formidable team, bringing a vibrancy to the Leicester Hebrew Congregation, with their endless energy and joy.
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  • 10 Fundamental Jewish Texts That Aren’t Famous EnoughIn honor of Shavuot, the festival of the Giving of the Torah, we present this list. Read More
  • Why Tikkun Over Deep Learning?Why is it that we read the Tikkun rather than delve deeper into Torah study? Read More
  • What Is Special About the Eve of Shavuot?From everything that happened the day prior to the Giving of the Torah, the Talmud singles out one d... Read More
Weekly Magazine
10 Fundamental Jewish Texts That Aren’t Famous Enough
In honor of Shavuot, the festival of the Giving of the Torah, we present a list of 10 fundamental Torah books that deserve a return to the spotlight.
By Yehuda Altein
Take the Shavout Customs Quiz
From Sinai to Cheesecake: Test Your Shavuot Knowledge!
By Menachem Posner
5 Ways Shavuot 5786 Is Unique
Here are some ways in which this Shavuot, celebrated from Thursday, May 21, to Shabbat, May 23, 2026, is unique.
By Menachem Posner
Human Language, Intelligence, and Torah
By Tzvi Freeman
Shavuot: Your True Self, Free from Anxiety
Anxiety and depression are often the result of discomfort or confusion about one's own identity.
By Eliezer Shemtov
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Light Shabbat / Holiday Candles at
8:47 PM  -  Friday, May 22
Shabbat / Holiday Ends
10:18 PM  -  Shabbat, May 23
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May 21 - May 23
Daily Thought
What Is Alef?
What is an alef? A point above, a point below, and a line between. Whatever we may understand of Him is but an infinitesimal point above. The only way we can join with Him is as an infinitesmal point below. And what empowers us to become this zero-point below that resonates with the infinite-point above? Our awe of Him, a line that connects below to above. Hayom Yom, 8 Adar I; 10 Shevat 5716.