In this short video, Rabbi Shira Stutman shares a profound explanation of Shavuot and the 49 day period of the Omer between Passover and Shavuot, with an emphasis on self-betterment and the renewal of one’s relationship with God. Rabbi Stutman is a Reconstructionist rabbi and the Director of Community Engagement at Sixth & I Historic Synagogue in Washington, DC. This video was produced by PBS as part of their Religion & Ethics Newsweekly.