The Wedding Season_
by Rabbi Ephraim NisenbaumRenewing your nuptial vows this Shavuot.
Comparing the two tablets: one containing obligations toward God, the other obligations toward people.
When the Jewish people stood at Mount Sinai, the entire nation was unified. The lesson is clear for us today.
God told the Jewish people to put a boundary around Sinai. Much more than a white picket fence, this actually represents a deep spiritual concept.
If the Jews gathered at Mount Sinai were eager to receive the Torah, why the need for Divine coercion?
A thousand years after Shavuot, the Jews willingly reaffirmed their commitment to Torah. Why the need for two acceptances?
613 is one of the most famous Jewish numbers, representing all the commandments of the Torah. How many can you name?
What support is there for the claim that God spoke to all the Jewish people at the foot of Mount Sinai?
Mount Sinai was the 'humble mountain.' Why is humility integral to the whole concept of receiving the Torah?