Shavuot at WJC

Please see below a schedule of our services and events for the holiday of Shavuot!

Sunday, June 1, 2025

When God Appeared on the Mountain – Learnings from Peak Moments – Come for any part or all of the sessions!

5:15 pm – Preschool Family Program

6:00 pm – Dinner – On Shavuot we eat dairy, dairy, and dairy, so take your Lactaid! RSVP required – click here 

7:00 pm – The Music of Ruth as Midrash – The dramatic and romantic Book of Ruth, traditionally read on Shavuot, has attracted the attention of a considerable number of composers in the last two hundred years. Cantor Ethan Goldberg and WJC congregant Dr. Jon Yaeger (Music History department chair at Julliard) will present excerpts from several of these works and examine how the libretto and music serve as midrash (creative interpretation) of the text. 

8:00 pm – Ma’ariv Evening service in the chapel followed by dessert

8:30 pm – The View from the 12th Floor – Two graduating high school seniors who grew up at WJC, Annika Lee and Jonah Baron, share their peak moments, hopes for the future, and concerns about the college experience to come

9:20 pm – “In Favor of Perplexity over Whitewashing” – Camp Ramah Asst. National Director Dr. Daniel Olson explores the themes of a speech delivered by Berl Katznelson (the namesake of kibbutz Be’eri) to a group of youth aliyah counselors in 1940. The speech delivered at a very complex moment in time for world Jewry sheds wisdom for this complex moment too.

10:10 – Spiritual Resilience when Plans Change – Rabbi Cantor Shoshi Levin Goldberg – What happens when our momentous occasions look different from how we imagined them?

Monday, June 2, 2025

9:15am – Shavuot Morning Services

11:00am – Torah for Tots/Youth Services

8:00pm – Community Mincha

Tuesday June 3, 2025

7:00am – Early Shavuot Morning service with Memorial Prayers (Yizkor)

9:15am – Shavuot Morning Service with Memorial Prayers (Yizkor)

11:00am – Torah for Tots/Youth Services

8:00pm – Community Mincha