The rise of antisemitism should be a a great concern for us all, Jews and non-Jews alike. But, the only plausible antidote to this is for Jews to live their Judaism without fear. At the same time Jews need to fulfil their divine mission of being a light to the nations.
Like many people I was horrified at the end of Yom Kippur by the news of the events at Dizengoff Square in Tel Aviv when extremist leftists attacked those who were praying in an area which separated
המלחמה נגד היצר הרעהמלחמה נגד היצר הרע יש כמה מפרשים ובתוכם המעם לועז וכן בספר 'שני לוחות הברית' של הרב ישעיהו הלוי הורוביץ שמצצתים מדרש אחד. שהיה חסיד אחד ששמע שהמלך אלכסנדר יכנס לעיר יחד עם חילו
Shavuot does not have any specific Mitzvot apart from the usual Mitzvot of Yom Tov. Yet, there a number of Minhagim which distinguish Shavuot such as eating cheesecake, learning through the night, dec