# Shavuos: Why Every Jew Heard God at Sinai – The Revelation NO Religion Can Copy! [Short & Sweet Inspiration]

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Podcast: [Jewish Inspiration Podcast · Rabbi Aryeh Wolbe](https://stenobird.com/podcast/jewish-inspiration-podcast-rabbi-aryeh-wolbe-675642)
Published: 2026-05-18T06:00:00+00:00
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Rabbi Aryeh Wolbe of TORCH in Houston delivers an inspiring overview of Shavuot , the Festival of Weeks, celebrating the giving of the Torah at Mount Sinai over 3,300 years ago. He explains its Torah names — Chag HaShavuot (Festival of Weeks), Chag HaKatzir (Harvest Festival), and Yom HaBikkurim (First Fruits) — and the Talmudic name Atzeret. Shavuot completes the Passover season and marks the public revelation where millions of Jews (including converts) directly witnessed Hashem giving the Torah, a unique event no other religion can claim. Rabbi Wolbe highlights the mutual oath between God and the Jewish people, likening it to a wedding where the Torah serves as the ketubah. Practical laws and customs include candle lighting, festive meals with fine foods and wine, the special Eruv Tavshilin when Shavuot falls before Shabbos, staying up all night learning Torah (to correct the ancestors’ oversleeping and show excitement), eating dairy foods (symbolizing the sweetness of Torah and the first kosher meal after Sinai), reading Megillat Ruth, reciting Akdamus, decorating with greenery and flowers, and saying Yizkor. The episode stresses Shavuot as an internal holiday focused on our personal connection to Hashem and His Torah. Rabbi Wolbe encourages listeners to renew their commitment to Torah study and observance, making the words of Torah sweet in our mouths and homes for generations. _____________ Recorded in the TORCH Centre - Studio B to a live audience on May 23, 2023, in Houston, Texas. Released as Podcast on May 25, 2023 _____________ Listen, Subscribe & Share: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/jewish-inspiration-podcast-rabbi-aryeh-wolbe/id1476610783 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4r0KfjMzmCNQbiNaZBCSU7 ) to stay inspired! Share your…

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