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==Decorating the Shul for Shavuot== | ==Decorating the Shul for Shavuot== | ||
# Some have the custom to decorate the shul for Shavuot with flowers, trees or nice smelling fruits. <Ref>Rama O"C 494:3.</ref> | # Some have the custom to decorate the shul for Shavuot with flowers, trees or nice smelling fruits. <Ref>Rama O"C 494:3 explains that the custom commemorates the joy of Matan Torah. Magen Avraham there explains that trees are used for decoration so that we should pray for a good fruit harvest because Shavuot is the day we are judged regarding the fruits of the year.</ref> | ||
==Eating Dairy on Shavuot== | ==Eating Dairy on Shavuot== | ||
