Tikkun Klali on Shavuot night
Is reciting Tikkun Klali (a Breslav custom) considered like learning on Shavuot night?
When Shavuos follows Shabbos, how do we say Havdala?
This year Shavuos follows Shabbos. Does one say Havdala as usual, with a candle lit before Shabbos and then say Kiddush as usual?
Women reciting Tikkun Leil Shavuot
Does the custom to stay up throughout Shavuot night and study Torah also apply to women?
Women hearing the Ten Commandments on Shavuot
I have always known that hearing the Ten Commandments on the festival of Shavuot is an obligation for men, women and children. Someone told me that women don’t have to hear it, only men. Is that true? Don’t women have to hear the Ten Commandments?
Recommend a commentary on the Book of Ruth
Can you recommend a commentary on the Book of Ruth (which explains every verse) and perhaps discusses how it is relevant to our life today?
When was the Torah given?
Do we know the exact day that the Torah was given?
When to say the “Yehi Rotzon” printed in Books of Psalms?
On Shavuos I usually read Psalms out of order. So should I say the Yehi Rotzon usually said before saying a consecutive section?
Shavous
Would it be ok to put flowers on the front door for Shavuos a few days in advance, or actually wait until right before Shavuos to do so. Or in this year, right before Shabbos? Thank you
Can one prepare food on Shavuos for Shabbat later in the week?
My mother asked me whether she can prepare a large salad on Shavuot that will suffice for Shabbat that will fall in another 2 days, even though there is a weekday between them?
Washing children on the festival
In the US, Shavuos is observed for 2 days. Can I wash the children during the festival?
