 Shavuot- The holy day which complete the count
of the OMER the period between Passover and Shavuot. Shavuot is the holy
day when Moses got the Torah (Ten commandments)from G-D and the tradition
is to have night watch at the synagogue, We pray all night. In Tripoli Its
called "Chebyeech" or sleep over- of course you don't sleep. But
Sonia like other women brings coffee, sugar, cookies and sweets to the synagogue.
The Torah is also compared to water, fresh water, so the North-African
Jewish tradition is to pour water at each other, quite fun.
It is also traditional to eat dairy products and sweets as a symbol
of our eternal homeland -
The land Of Milk and Honey.
Here at the picture Barouch Senior beats a little Torah on Barouch Junior. |