By R Feynman
Shavuot is a holiday that I've always been into, in the abstract, and never actually done the way I wish I could. The idea of spending a long time learning from and with my community is really appealing. Unfortunately, I am an Extremely Sleepy Person. I've never been able to attend a Hav Shavuot, since they start at midnight, and I haven't seen midnight in years. I'm sad I've missed them.
This year, we knew something had to change about the Hav's Shavuot. Attendance has been declining, it's been harder and harder to find teachers, and the previous tikkun coordinator was burnt out.
We decided to try something new: a daytime, short-form kind of learning. We will start in the early afternoon on Wednesday, so people who want the whole night experience have time to sleep. More people will teach, for shorter amounts of time (10 to 30 minutes). I'm trying to make teaching feel more approachable and less intimidating. We're starting after services and a meal, and we'll end whenever we end.
I will be teaching a session. This will be my first time doing something like this! I decided to do something I'm relatively familiar with - I will teach a song based on a psalm, and talk about what it means to me. While I don't teach songs often, I lead services, which feels related. Even if I goof it, I know that the community will support me trying something new!
Leading this kind of event is also new for me. I've led meetings, and facilitated spaces, but never something like this. I encourage other people who might feel nervous about trying something new to give it a shot here.
Please consider joining us, and maybe teaching something! It could be a song, a workshop, a text study, a meditation, a fun gematria thing, or anything else you can come up with. I'm happy to support you or connect you with someone else who can. I look forward to learning with you!
This year, we knew something had to change about the Hav's Shavuot. Attendance has been declining, it's been harder and harder to find teachers, and the previous tikkun coordinator was burnt out.
We decided to try something new: a daytime, short-form kind of learning. We will start in the early afternoon on Wednesday, so people who want the whole night experience have time to sleep. More people will teach, for shorter amounts of time (10 to 30 minutes). I'm trying to make teaching feel more approachable and less intimidating. We're starting after services and a meal, and we'll end whenever we end.
I will be teaching a session. This will be my first time doing something like this! I decided to do something I'm relatively familiar with - I will teach a song based on a psalm, and talk about what it means to me. While I don't teach songs often, I lead services, which feels related. Even if I goof it, I know that the community will support me trying something new!
Leading this kind of event is also new for me. I've led meetings, and facilitated spaces, but never something like this. I encourage other people who might feel nervous about trying something new to give it a shot here.
Please consider joining us, and maybe teaching something! It could be a song, a workshop, a text study, a meditation, a fun gematria thing, or anything else you can come up with. I'm happy to support you or connect you with someone else who can. I look forward to learning with you!
R Feynman is a member of Havurat Shalom.
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