Reply To: Do women need to stay up all night of Shavuos?

It is an “inyan” (not a ye’herag v’al ya’avor, but a minhag Yisroel Torah hee) to stay up all night of Shavuos.

This is codified l’halacha (yes, golly, there is a source for it no less than – ) Magen Avrohom s. 494, s”k 1, in name of Zohar, and cited in Be’er Hetev s”k 7.

The Be’er Hetev brings the segulah that whom ever does not sleep at all that night and learns Torah is GUARANTEED to live the year and not have any form of loss.

Take it for what it is worth, but you don’t get such guarantees with davening with better kavana!

Anyway, this inyan and segula should apply to women too.

Babysitting can be arranged for those needing childcare, or, they can stay up at home learning.

The menfolk are not invalids and can help themselves to coffee and cheesecake in the morning – if they are capable.

“Loma nigara” – why should women be left out from receiving such a brocha?!

If everyone agrees, I will blast this out to my contacts and Whatsapp groups to start this trend!