The Double Meaning of Shavuot You Need to Know

Uh, one of the ideas of Shavuot is that on the one hand it means weeks because when we come to Shavuot it's actually been a build up for 7 weeks beforehand that we're preparing ourselves, working on ourselves, and getting ourselves finally ready to go and receive the Torah again this year. And in fact Hazal tell us that we're actually judged for the amount of Torah that we will learn, the amount of Torah that we will absorb and remember, and teach during the coming year is actually judged on Shavuot. So, prepare yourselves. Shavuot, however, also comes from the word shavua, which means an oath. Because when it comes to the Torah, it requires a certain level of commitment. We need to rethink our schedules when we come up to before Shavuot and think to ourselves, "How can I put a little bit more Torah into my life? How can I inject and invest more of that amount of that holiness into my schedule?"