Shavuot
Our all-night Tikkun Leyl Shavuot will be held on the night of Thursday, May 21st. We'll get started around 9pm, daven Ma'ariv (the evening service) at 10 pm, then run study sessions from 10:30pm until it's time for Shacharit (the morning service) around 4 am. As always, non-members are welcome ... please let us know you're coming, admin@kolnefesh.org.uk.
The evening will take place at a member's home (contact admin@kolnefesh.org.uk for details). Bring dairy or pareve finger food, snacks, or a dairy dessert (fuel to keep us going through the night).
Note that as we will daven Shaharit for the first day of Shavuot at the close of the Tikkun Leyl, there will be no service at our usual premises on Friday May 22nd. A second-day Shavuot service will be held at 9.30am on Shabbat May 23rd (see below).
Everyone is also invited to our annual picnic and football in the park on the afternoon of the first day (this year, Friday, May 22nd). See below for more details, or contact admin@kolnefesh.org.uk.
The Kol Nefesh Tikkun Leyl Shavuot
Once again at KNM we will observe the ancient tradition of staying up all night to study on the evening of Shavuot. Our midrashic tradition has it that the Israelites slept in late on the morning of the revelation on Mount Sinai and needed to be roused from their beds. For this reason Jewish communities around the world observe a "Tikkun Leyl Shavuot", loosely translatable as "Night of Repair", to make up for our ancestors' error. The night is devoted to learning, thinking and arguing. Each year at KNM we take a theme and develop it through the small hours of the night, hoping to gain new insights into some particular aspect of Jewish life.
This year our theme will be Wandering.
As Kol Nefesh Masorti prepares to up sticks and move again, we will devote this year's tikkun to the theme of "wandering". The story of the Jewish people involves multiple periods of wandering and mobility. How did those narratives contribute to the shaping of our culture? What are the positive and negative consequences of mobile as opposed to static civilizations? Rabbi Joel and Leon Fenster will explore these ideas, with reflections from community members who have lived and practiced their Judaism in different countries, and with musical contributions from Chazzan Jacky reflecting diverse Jewish music from around the world!
Loose Timeline
9–9:15 pm Introduction by Rabbi Joel.
9:15–10 pm Study session 1
10 pm Ma'ariv and Kiddush
10:45–11:45 pm Study session 2
11:45 pm–12:00 am Tea break
12:00–1:00 am Study session 3
1:00–1.15 am Tea break
1:15-2:15am Study session 4
2:15–2.30 am Tea break
2.30-4am Study session 5
4 am Shacharit.
Reminder: The evening will take place at a member's home. Contact admin@kolnefesh.org.uk for details. Please bring dairy or pareve finger food, snacks, or a dairy dessert.
Picnic and Football in the Park
Another Kol Nefesh Shavuot tradition!! Meet around 3pm in Stonegrove Park on the afternoon of the first day (this year, Friday, May 22nd). No football skills required! (In case of bad weather, the picnic will be replaced by tea in a member's home. Contact our administrator before the holiday begins for more details.)
Second-Day Shavuot Service
Services for the second day of Shavuot will be held at our usual premises (Hyman Hall) from 9:30am on Shabbat May 23rd.
As always, non-members are welcome. Please contact admin@kolnefesh.org.uk.
