 To receive the Torah, be like a desert!Mount Sinai was a humble mountain in a desolate desert. What does G-d's giving the Torah there try to tell us? Spiritual aliyaAt Mount Sinai, Heaven touched the Earth. When we returned to the land of Israel, the Earth reached up to touch the Heavens.Lessons from the Torah reading: Compassionate speakingThis Shabbat we read EMOR. Leviticus 21:1–24:23, in which we learn of the different ways Hashem spoke to His people.. The sweet DiasporaThe goal of the Exodus was to bring the liberated Nation to the Land of Israel. Sinai was a stop along the way, not the final destination. Paris, Berlin, London, Brooklyn, and Los Angeles are never mentioned. Mount Sinai in Saudi Arabia?Howie Silbiger talks to filmmaker Ryan Mauro about his trip to Saudi Arabia in search of Mount Sinai. Leader of Visnitz Hasidim in critical conditionRabbi Mordechai Hager hospitalized at Mount Sinai hospital in New York after health takes a turn for the worse. Temple Institute on the New YearNitsavim is the last words of the greatest leader the world has evef known. Jews Celebrate Passover on Mount SinaiA group of Jews decided to pack their holiday onto camels and hump it to the top of Jabel Musa for Passover. |
