Tikkun Leil Shavuot

Join us for a short evening service followed by a Tikkun Leil, or late-night learning session, as we mark the giving of the Torah on Sinai. This year’s theme is Magic, Marvels, and Mysticism.

Yes, there will be cheesecake and coffee!

• 8:15 PM – Short evening service, followed by a dessert oneg (plus wine, challah, and coffee)
• 1st Session: 8:45 PM – From Frankenstein to HAL 9000: The Golem in Modern Science Fiction.
• 2nd Session – Batman, Superman, and the Very Jewish Origins of DC Comics
• 3rd Session – Jonah and the Whale: The First Jewish Science Fiction Classic
• 4th Session – What’s Bothering Rashi (when he reads The Lord of the Rings): Understanding Torah Commentators through Tolkien