Each person is a walking Temple; each has the power to build a dwelling place for the Creator of the world within his or her ...

The indescribable event of the giving of Torah at Mount Sinai, highlighted by the Voice of G-d and the highest prophetic revelation, is grounded into this world through the Divine commandments that ...

Whenever people are convinced that they are acting in the name of higher goals – especially when they believe they are serving God – moral boundaries become fragile.

No moment in the Bible is more magnificent, no event more central. At the revelation on Mount Sinai, the veil between the mundane and the divine was torn away, and all assembled could see God directly ...

Rabbi Adin Steinsaltz derives an important life lesson from this week’s Torah portion of Mishpatim. He writes: “The most unusual part about Parashat Mishpatim is….Parashat Mishpatim." How do we move ...

A hostage’s testimony and Parashat Yitro show that the Torah places values before territory.

At a unique crossroads between religion and cuisine, the holiday of Shavuot, celebrating the giving of the Torah at Mount Sinai some 3,337 years ago, has become a celebration of fine dairy cuisine as ...

Last week’s Torah reading brought us to one of the most dramatic moments in Jewish history: the Giving of the Torah on Mount Sinai. Thunder, lightning, a trembling mountain and ...

Parashat Mishpatim introduces the core legal principles of the Torah. Yet instead of beginning with uplifting commandments like “Love your neighbour” or “Do not put a stumbling block before the blind, ...