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Shavuot Commandments and Customs

Pinchas Shir

22 May 2023 — 2 min read

This recording is a shiur (lesson) - a live teaching, complete with audience participation at a messianic synagogue (about 45 minutes long). This session explores the commandments and customs of Shavuot, focusing on their spiritual significance for Messianic Jews in particular. Yet even non-Jewish followers of the Messiah will find this teaching relevant. The latter part of the talk touches on the imagery of Messiah in the custom of Omer.

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