The answer lies in the ephemeral holiness of Mount Sinai. After the Torah was given [Shemot 19:13], a ram’s horn sounded and the mountain became no different than any other mountain, such that ...

The holiday – which means "weeks" in Hebrew, and is referred to as the "Feast of Weeks" – celebrates the Jews receiving the Torah (the Jewish bible) from God on Mount Sinai; it is the end of a ...

If receiving the Torah required the special holiness of the Jewish people, then the Torah should have been given in a place that reflects this holiness. Revelation on Mount Sinai attests to the ...

The Torah also makes several mentions of a mountain called Horeb, which the Talmud notes is Sinai’s true name. Exodus 3:1 refers to Horeb as the “mountain of God,” an appellation also used ...

At Mount Sinai, after the giving of the Torah, the Children of Israel became confused and made a golden calf. Today, we need to think how to leverage the festival of Shavuot in a positive way.

Once the Torah was given, Mount Sinai went on to live through us. My friend, author Rabbi Eli Wolff, commented that if you are asked what is the exact location of Mount Sinai, you can easily point ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...

J TA — 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 ...