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Torah thon

By Harry Cheadle
for The Brooklyn Paper

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Most students are familiar with pulling all-nighters during finals week — and students of the Torah are no different during Shavuot. A Jewish holiday celebrating the day observant Jews believe the Law was passed down from Mt. Sinai, Shavuot is traditionally marked by staying up through the night to read the holy books.

This year’s “Torah-thon” falls on Tuesday, May 22.

The explanation for the all-nighter sounds like a joke: “The morning that the Torah was given, they slept in,” according to Rabbi Simcha Weinstein (pictured) of the Pratt Institute.

Not to say that Shavuot is as boring as poring over a textbook. “We make it fun,” said Weinstein, who will be a guest speaker at Congregation B’nai Avraham’s all-nighter.

Shavuot service begins at 7:45 pm; dairy dinner ($30, $10 children) at 9 pm; Tora-thon (free) at 11:30 pm, at Congregation B’nai Avraham (117 Remsen St., between Henry and Clinton streets, Brooklyn Heights). For dinner reservation, call (718) 596-4840 ext 18, or visit www.bnaiavrahambrooklynheights.com.

Service begins at 7:45 pm; dairy dinner ($25, $12 children) at 9 pm, followed by Torah-thon (free), at Park Slope’s Congregation B’nai Jacob (401 Ninth St. between Sixth and Seventh avenues). For dinner reservation, call (718) 832-1266.

©2007 The Brooklyn Paper

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