FAQ:
Q. What is Tikun Leil Shavuot? Why are we learning specifically on Shavuot?
A. It is a widespread custom to stay up the entire first night of Shavuot learning Torah. This custom, known as Tikkun Leil Shavout, commemorates the single most important event in Jewish history - the giving of the Torah at Mount Sinai.
Q. Who is Yashlats? Are the same as the Mercaz HaRav high school?
A. Yes, Yashlats, short for Yeshivat Yerushalayim L’Tzeirim is also known as the Mercaz HaRav High School. Yashlats has a current enrolment of around 300 students and is located in Kiryat Moshe, Jerusalem. Yashlats is considered as one of the leading Yeshiva High Schools in Israel, both in its religious & educational standards.
Q. Who is the OneFamily Fund?
A. OneFamily provides direct
financial, legal, and emotional assistance to victims of terrorism in Israel
OneFamily is Israel's central address providing personalized care and
support to all victims of the recent terrorism in Israel.
OneFamily provides the family network for world Jewry to express and
actuate their natural sense of brotherhood by facilitating direct contact,
relationships, and interaction between survivors and world Jewry as individuals,
communities, and organizations.
For more information please visit www.OneFamilyFund.org
Q. How can I send the sponsorship money to the OneFamily fund for distribution to the Mercaz HaRav High School?
A. There are three main ways to send through your sponsorship money:
1. Individual learners can collect the money from all their sponsors and send it to the OneFamily Fund online or via phone or mail.
2. Sponsors can donate directly to the OneFamily Fund online or via phone or mail; specifying the person or organization that they are sponsoring.
3. If your Tikun Leil program is registered with our site, you may also be able to give the sponsorship money to the Project Coordinator at your Shule or School and they will send through all the funds collected on behalf of their organization.
Q. What defines an hour of learning?
A. You may learn any section of the Torah, whether with a chavrusa (study partner) or by listening to a shiur (class). Unless Hashem has given you special kochot (energy), it is reasonable to expect one to have a short break every one or two hours, especially when staying up so late.
Please email us at torah@shavuotlearnathon.com if you would like some ideas of what to learn or are unsure if there is a Tikun Leil program in your area.
Q. This project sounds very worthwhile, do you need any assistance?
A. Thanks for asking! In fact, volunteers are required urgently worldwide to assist us in this endeavour - please email volunteer@shavuotlearnathon.com to obtain details how you can help. Our office is based in Jerusalem so if you are in the area please say hello!
Q. I have read this FAQ but I still have questions about the project. Who can I contact?
No worries, we would love to hear from you. Please send us an email at info@shavuotlearnathon.com and we will endeavour to reply as quickly as possible.