כתוב בשולחן ערוך האר"י ז"ל:
"דע שכל מי שבליל שבועות לא ישן כלל ועקר והיה עוסק בתורה, מבטח לו שישלים שנתו ולא יארע לו שום נזק"
(משנה ברורה סי' תצ"ד, ס"ק א)
Going the Extra Mile…
Yaakov stepped onto the bus, elated but exhausted. He sank into his seat, and thought back to the wonderful chag of Shavuot that had just ended. He had stayed up the whole night before, learning Torah with his friends. He smiled at the thought of the animated discussions and the feelings of excitement that had permeated the beit midrash. Now that Shavuot was over, he was heading back to his parents’ house in Netanya. He leaned his head back against the seat, and closed his eyes, letting the happy memories replay themselves in his mind.
