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  1. Eliyahu Hanavie, Eliyahu Hatishbi, Eliyahu Hagiladi... How about some @DavidBroza to end Shabbat? ow.ly/b8LZ3
  2. "When I keep Shabbat, God watches over me. It is a sign forever between God and me." #ShabbatShalom, friends, & Chag Shavuot Sameach!
  3. @GreatStoneFace @tbsrav All great ideas, & all so very much appreciated by our servicemembers, both #Jewish & otherwise.
  4. Immersed in history, six newly ordained rabbis visit the mikvah together, where they immerse themselves in water, too. ow.ly/b9Dul
  5. @ShirTikvahRabbi Mazel tov to Shir Tikvah on recieiving an Incubator Grant! We're excited to see your program play out. ow.ly/b9Apx
  6. @MayyimHayyim Thought you might enjoy this beautiful post about six newly ordained rabbis visiting a mikvah together. ow.ly/b9Dul
  7. Too often, #Jewish military personnel & their families are invisible to our congregations. How can we support them? ow.ly/b9Djk
  8. @fstopjunky @FrumeSarah This is GREAT stuff. Would either of you want to write about it for our blog? Interesting points & possibilities.
  9. @fstopjunky @FrumeSarah Interesting conversation! Tradition & keepsakes versus tikkun olam & protecting our earth.
  10. A highlight of some of the amazing #Jewish outreach programs going on in our congregations: ow.ly/b9Apx
  11. Would you ever email your child's bar or bat mitzvah invitations instead of using good old-fashioned "snail mail"? jta.org/news/article/2…
  12. "Freedom is Not a Gift From Heaven," a powerful #MemorialDay post from the military's first female rabbi: ow.ly/b7TKk #Jewish
  13. "Praise God with timbrel & dance; praise God with lute & pipe." Are you still praising God with Twitter by tweeting #Torah on Shavuot?
  14. We're done for tonight but look forward to more tweeting & reading in the daylight! Thanks @rebmark for organizing Tweet #Torah to the Top.
  15. Blessed are You, Adonai our God, who has sanctified us through Your commandments, and commanded us to engage in words of #Torah.
  16. If I am not for myself, who will be for me? And if I am for myself, what am I? And if not now, when? #Torah
  17. "When Israel was to receive the #Torah, they overslept," @rebkatz writes. ow.ly/b8zYQ
  18. In the spirit of Shavuot, Rabbi Jonah Pesner wonders: How can Ruth's story influence today's #Jewish outreach? ow.ly/b8z6m #Torah