Read and listen to two divrei Torah on Shavuot written by Mechon Hadar faculty:

• Counting Up, by Ethan Tucker:
  • Why do we count the Omer (the seven week period between Pesah and Shavuot) aloud, with a blessing? Why do we count up instead of down?
• How Do We Celebrate Our Anniversary?, by Aviva Richman:
  • Why is the celebration of Shavuot so different from that of Simhat Torah?

For the Center for Jewish Leadership and Ideas.