All-night learning unites LI as k’lal Yisroel cheers Matan Torah on Shavuot

Rabbi Moshe Teitelbaum, Rabbi of Young Israel of Lawrence-Cedarhurst wrote, “The entirety of Torah, with its hundreds of thousands of letters, is represented by the sum total of all the souls of the Jewish people. Each of us represents one of the Torah’s sacred letters.

“Studying at the same time, all at once on Shavuot night, together we bring all the letters of Torah to life, ready to be received come Shavuot morning.”

On Saturday night, the first night of the Shavuot holiday, many Long Islanders will stay up all night learning Torah and preparing to renew the vows that their ancestors declared on Mount Sinai thousands of years ago. 

The custom is rooted in Kabalistic tradition, and it is said that Rabbi Isaac Luria stated that one who stays up all night learning Torah is guaranteed to complete the year without harm.

Regardless of its origins, the custom stands as a night to express one’s love and dedication to Torah.

Rabbi Teitelbaum concluded that “the study of Torah on Shavuot is a means of joining the myriad of scholars, men, women, and children of the Jewish people together in a unifying moment, one that is akin to the actual, historical moment at Mount Sinai.”

Congregation Aish Kodesh, 894 Woodmere Pl., Woodmere, aishkodesh.org, 516-374-8596

The Letter Reish, Rebbetzin Myrna Weinberger 11:30 pm-12:30 am

For Women Only: Learning for 5-6th graders with Rabbi Yitzy Haber 11:30 pm-12:30 am

The Rogatchover with Rav Moshe Weinberger 12:30- 4:40 am Vasikin 

Congregation Anshei Chessed, 1170 Williams St., Hewlett, ansheichesed.com

Showering on Shabbos and Yom Tov. Gemorah and Halacha, with HaRav Lefkowitz. 12–1 am.

Cheesecake or Steak … Is vegetarianism prohibited, permitted or obligated within the eyes of the Torah, with Rabbi Asher Klein. 1:05–1:35 am.

Do we care what the goyim think when it comes to mitzvos? With Rabbi Rice .1:40–2:10 am.

Shavuot: Is Sleep Deprivation Healthy?  And If My Shalom Bayit is OK, Do I Still Need to Buy Flowers? With Rabbi Ribacoff, 2:15–2:45 am.

Learning Torah from a heretic, with Rabbi Rice. 2:50–3:20 am.

Separating Challah on Yom Tov, with Rabbi Rosenberg. 3:25–3:55 am.

Mishna Brurah Yom: Tzitzis, with Rabbi Glatt 4 am.

Congregation Bais Tefilah of Woodmere, 409 Edward Ave., Woodmere, btwoodmere.org, 516-374-5523

Daf Yomi, 11:30 pm,

Shiur, with Rabbi Shaya Richmond. 12:15 am.

Shiur, with Rabbi Yitzchak Knobel from Yeshivah Gedolah of the Five Towns. 1 am. 

Shiur, with Josh Haft. 2 am.

Open Beit Medrash, 3 am.

Shiur, with Rabbi Warren Cinamon. 4 am.

Shacharit. 5:00 am

Congregation Beis Ephraim Yitzchok, 812 Peninsula Blvd., Woodmere, cbey.org, 718-677-0700

Inyanei Shavuos, with Rabbi Ralbag. Between Mincha and Maariv.

Mitzvah of Tzitzit in Halacha and Haskafa, with Rabbi Yisroel Kaminetsky. 12–1 am.

Emunah: Why do we believe? With Menachem Kagan 1–2 am.

Responsa from the Holocaust, with Rabbi Shalom Jakubowitz. 2–3 am.

Simchas Yom Tov, with Rabbi Josh Levine 3–4 am.

When does Hashem protect us, with Rabbi Ralbag 4–4:50 am.

Congregation Tiferet Tzvi, 26 Columbia Ave., Cedarhurst, www.tzminyan.org

Chinuch Habanim: Educating Children in Halacha and Hashkafa with Rabbi Pinchas Chatzinoff : a survey of Chazal and Poskim, insights, and practical applications for issues surrounding child-rearing   11:45-4:45 am

Shiurim for boys with Rabbi Yitzie Ross:

How to Have a Great Day Every Day! 12:00 am- 12:45 am (all ages) 

Demons and Golem, What’s the Real Deal? 1:00-2:00 AM (3rd grade and up)

Chabad of the Five Towns 

74 Maple Ave., Cedarhurst

chabadfivetowns.com, 516-295-2478

Torahthon for Men: Journey through the Tanya, with Rabbi Mayer Preger, beginning 12 am.

Torahthon for Women 11 pm–1 am.

Chabad of Great Neck, 400 E Shore Rd., Great Neck, chabadgn.com, 516-487-4554

Refreshments will be served throughout the night.

The key to Jewish survival, with Rabbi Osher. 12–12:45 am.

Becoming a better half, with Rabbi Geisinsky. 1–1:45 am.

The Kabbalah of Cheeseburgers, with Rabbi Zevy. 2–2:45 am.

How do limits help us go further in life? With Rabbi Osher 3–3:45 am

Stump the rabbi! 4–4:45 am.

Teenagers Program:

•BBQ and learn, with Rabbi Zalman 12–12:45 am.

•Stump rabbi! With Rabbi Zevy. 1–1:45 am.

•The more the merrier, with Rabbi Osher 2–2:45 am.

DRS, 700 Ibsen St., Woodmere, halb.org, 516-295-7700