Shavuot (community date)
Sun 08 Jun
|The Barn 11:30am
8th Jun These dates correspond to the "Moedim 2025" document sent out to the community. Please click to read below as to why we have different dates for Shavuot this year! We will be gathering together in the Barn at 11.30 am to just be together in the presence of God and one another. Bring Lunch!
Time & Location
08 Jun 2025, 11:30
The Barn 11:30am
About the event
For centuries, there has been debate over the exact date due to ambiguity in Leviticus 23.
In the "Moedim 2025" document we sent out, Shavuot was listed as June 7th/8th. However, we later realized that some in the community had already planned to celebrate the week before, as conventional calendars display this date for Shavuot! We were late in sending communication out this year and, unfortunately, we didn't notice until too late that there are now two possible dates that people would have organized their lives around in order to celebrate together with the community. Sincere apologies for this. To make the best of this, without too much confusion, we have decided to include both dates and seek, with grace and wisdom, to ensure everyone gets a chance to celebrate, no matter which date they have planned on celebrating. This year, we will need to extend extra grace and do…