Did God give Torah into the hand of Moses? And what does "Torah" mean?

Give a brief talk and lead a discussion of the Priestly Blessing -- Num. 6:22-27

[Taken] Why do we read the Book of Ruth on Shavuot? (An abridged version of the book is on page 790 of Fat Shalom.)

[Taken] What is the most compelling message of the Book of Ruth? What are the ethical or moral lessons of the Book of Ruth?

Is kissing the Torah idolatrous?

Bring your questions about Jewish texts (Torah, Tanach, Mishna, Gemara, Talmud, Shulchan Orach, etc.) -- the kahal will provide the answers!

Who came up with our current order of reading the Torah?

Desert or dessert?

Would you have canonized the Torah differently? E.g., added Joshua to the Torah? Included the first book of Maccabees? Deleted Song of Songs? Shortened Leviticus?

Why does Mishna B'rachot begin "From when onwards are we to read the Sh'ma in the evening?" and why is this significant?

What foods are associated with Shavuot?

Describe your favorite Shavuot recipe.

Is B'reishit a monotheistic book?

There are many parts of Tanach that are never read in synagogue. Should we remedy that?

Give a brief talk and lead a discussion of Creation (Gen. chaps. 1 and 2).

Give a brief talk and lead a discussion of the death of Moses (Deut. chap 34)

Why do we read the Torah every year? Should we vary that by reading other books of Tanach?

Share a favorite Shavuot memory.

[Taken] What does the Book of Ruth teach about dealing with outsiders?

What was the biblical Shavuot about?

Why do Sephardim write a symbolic ketubah on Shavuot?

Do we have any reason to celebrate harvest holidays any more?

What do we do that harkens back to Temple practice?

Is saying Yizkor and observing yortsayten (yahrtzeits) like ancestor worship?

Why don't we directly tell the Exodus story in the traditional Haggadah?

Does conversion to Judaism make you a better person?

Are we really the Chosen People?

We read that Ruth converted to Judaism by a simple declaration. Could we use the same method today. If not why not?

[Tikkun] How many kinds of "Tikkun" are there and how many are associated with Festivals?

How can we show gratitude for the gifts of nature that sustain us? What is the part of our Shavuot celebration that connects us with agriculture or harvest? In the modern world, what do we do with First Fruits?

How can we personally experience the receiving of Torah on Mt Sinai? In Exodus 19:10 _et seq._, it says that the people prepared for revelation. How shall we prepare for revelation? We are taught that we were all at Sinai? Are we all at Shavuot?!

There were several covenants before we recieved the Torah at Sinai. Why is this covenant different?

[Taken] What are Jonathan Haidt's five fundamental moral values?

What does Judaism teach about wearing masks, getting vaccinated and maintaining social distance?

What are the five (or six) names of Shavuot?

What does Torah say about the Omer? What are the traditional restrictions during the Omer period? Are they still relevant?

Why doesn't Torah specify the date of Shavuot?

What is the connection between Ezekiel and Shavuot?

Sing a Shavuot song!

Why was Torah given in the desert?

Lead a study of one of the Commandments.

How does one study Torah if one does not believe it was given by God?

Why do we say "vitsivanu" ("Who commanded us") in blessings that the Rabbis invented?

What is a wave offering anyway? Is shaking the lulav a wave offering? Are the Kohanim a wave offering?

Got any Shavuot jokes?