Your complete guide to this week’s halachos & minhagim
The sefirah of Friday night is 48 days of the omer. After Minchah, read the 6th chapter of Pirkei Avos. The sefirah of motzoei Shabbos is 49 days of the omer.
Today is the date when the Jewish nation announced “Naaseh venishma,” prefacing naaseh to nishma. Over the course of the day, reflect on this event and how it applies to us, that when serving Hashem, we must first act and only then try to understand.
The Rebbe would often make a siyum on Maseches Sotah during the farbrengen of Erev Shavuos. It is a mitzvah to take a haircut in honor of Yom Tov.
Give extra tzedakah today for the two days of Shavuos.
Hadlakas Neiros
Before Yom Tov, light a long-burning candle, from which the Yom Tov candles can be lit tomorrow night. Ideally, women and girls should light candles before shekiah. The berachos of Lehadlik Ner Shel Yom Tov and Shehechiyanu are said.
We are careful to begin Maariv tonight after tzeis hakochavim, so the forty-nine days of sefiras ha’omer will be complete.
Say the Shemoneh Esrei for Shalosh Regalim, inserting the additions for Shavuos where indicated.
Kabbolas Hatorah Besimchah U’vipnimiyus!
Shavuos is a suitable time to accomplish everything for the benefit of Torah study and avodah with yiras shamayim, as well as to do teshuvah concerning Torah study, without hindrance from the Satan. In this aspect, it is similar to when the Shofar is blown on Rosh Hashanah and to Yom Kippur
-Hayom Yom, 4 Sivan
