I recently had the privilege of speaking with Moshe M., an elderly gentleman who grew up in Cleveland. He shared with me a ...

JTA — Shavuot is the festival when Jews eat cheesecake and celebrate “matan Torah,” literally, “the giving of the Torah” at Mount Sinai. It conjures up images of the tablets being handed ...

Purim is a festive holiday, also without a work restriction, near the end of winter. It commemorates the narrow Jewish escape ...

The spies feared that this transition to a mundane life would compromise their spiritual connection. In the desert, life was ...

A s the holiday of Shavuot approaches, families in Lancaster are preparing to honor one of the most meaningful events on the Jewish calendar — the giving of the Ten Commandments at Mount Sinai ...

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 ...

Every single woman, man and child present at Mt. Sinai catches a glimpse of Torah, but matan Torah — the giving — makes its wisdom available to the Jewish people.