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The Minhag of Staying Awake on Shavuot
These sources establish the custom and spiritual rationale for remaining awake throughout Shavuot night engaged in Torah study. Drawing from Zoharic teachings, Talmudic precedent, and Hasidic philosophy, the sources explain how the all-night vigil rectifies the Jewish people's sleep at the moment of Matan Torah and creates a time of heightened spiritual connection.
חסידים הראשונים היו נעורים כל הלילה ועוסקים בתורה
Staying Awake on Shavuot Night
Sources explore the custom of remaining awake throughout Shavuot night to study Torah. The practice draws on Zoharic tradition, biblical models of midnight Torah study, and kabbalistic teachings about spiritual wakefulness as an expression of divine service and commemoration of the Torah's revelation.
חסידים הראשונים היו נעורים כל הלילה ועוסקים בתורה