Did you know that there really is no such thing as the “Ten Commandments?” The “Commandments” mean something else. Is it true that a person cannot fulfill all the Commandments of the Torah? If this is true, what does it mean to each of us? Here’s the surprising answer. ...
With a commanding performance by Charlton Heston and spectacular visuals, The Ten Commandments remains a landmark film in the tradition of movie epics. At its core, the film celebrates the triumph of faith and freedom over tyranny, serving as a powerful reflection on the foundations of Jewis...
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morning service is the ritual for taking out the Torah. On both days of Shavuot, two Torah scrolls are removed from the Ark. On the first day, in the first scroll, we read Exodus 19 and 20, which tell of the giving of the Ten Commandments. During the reading of the Ten Commandments...
The Torah, including the Ten Commandments, received at Mount Sinai. 13th-12th centuries Israelites settle the Land of Israel c. 1020 Jewish Monarchy established; Saul, first king. c. 1000 Jerusalem made capital of David's kingdom. c. 960 First Temple, the national and spiritual center of ...
I cannot help but think the Almighty would be crestfallen if we asked whether the receipt was still in the box somewhere. Torah was not given just as a something for us to have. It is to be a prized possession. It is the greatest gift of all, short of life itself arguably. There ...
The Biblical commandments are called in the Talmud "miẓwot de oraita"; commandments of the Law in contradistinction to the rabbinical commandments, "miẓwot de rabbanan." Among the latter are: (1) the benediction, or thanksgiving for each enjoyment; (2) ablution of the hands before ea...
Bringing the first harvest to the Temple to remember the giving of the Torah and the Ten Commandments 7 weeks after the Exodus from Egypt at Mount Sinai in 1312 BCE (2449).Tisha B'Av - 9th of Av Sunday, August 3, 2025 - Av 9 Fast to observe the destruction of the first temple by...
persecuted them. The Children of Israel were freed by God from Egyptian bondage and slavery led by Moses and subsequently received the Ten Commandments at Mount Sinai as well as the rest of the Torah in the forty years that they were in the wilderness before entering the Promised Land of ...
We had to start being more aggressive. We had to work to incorporate the Ten Commandments into our hearts ourselves, in order to see clearly and eradicate the confusion. In order to move forward, the Torah gives us guidance, so we shouldn’t fall off track into obsessing and time wasting...