Sinai at Sea

In honor of my favorite holiday, Shavuot, which begins at sundown tonight, I offer a link this lovely column that I wrote about celebrating the holiday on vacation with my Mom back in 2006.

The irony of this year's celebration is that as much as I adore this holiday, because of its relationship to conversion - reading from the Book of Ruth in particular - is that this is the first year I just don't feel like a convert anymore. That being said, a dear friend of mine who is in the process reached out to me this morning to ask me questions about what she is about to experience. I'm more grateful for her questions than I can say, because they were a timely - and timeless - reminder of what it means to stand at that holy mountain and receive wisdom and wonder.

Chag shavuot sameach!

http://www.interfaithfamily.com/holidays/shabbat_and_other_holidays/Sinai_At_Sea.shtml