the all-nighter....

In thinking about what text to bring for our Shavuot study session, see if you can incorporate something about Germany or German Jews or German-Jewish history when you make your pick. A potentially obvious source would be something about revelation or Shavuot or a commentary on Ruth by one of the founders of the Hamburg Temple. (Plaut would be a good place to start looking for that.) Or, if you're a big fan of critical theory, why not bring something from Hannah Arendt? Or, if you've been more interested than you thought you might be about the medieval experience in Germany, make a stretch and bring a text from Rashi (or, Rabbenu Gershom, or, Glueckl of Hameln) to share. OR, if you're a literature person--why not a poem from any of the poets Elon mentions? Or--if you're feeling bold--pick something from Mendelssohn's Biur (his commentary on the TaNaKh). If you've got an idea that you're not sure how to find, check with me; I may be able to help.