In Exodus we are told to think about the Creation story, while in Deuteronomy we are told to remember slavery. Why are there two different points of reference for our weekly day of rest? The pinnacle ...
Even so, it’s very surprising that we read the Ten Commandments in public only on Shavuot and as part of the weekly portions of Yitro (Exodus 20) and Va’ethanan (Deuteronomy 5). After all, the Torah ...
The current Torah readings for Shabbat are from the Book of Deuteronomy, which encapsulates much of what Judaism is about – ethical teachings and a guide for the living – and a riposte against ...
LOS ANGELES, Calif. — A 17-foot-tall modernist statue stands in the atrium of Hebrew Union College in Los Angeles. Shards of broken metal lie at the figure's feet, and he raises a rectangular slab ...
Gayle Anderson reports the Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation and Institute introduces the Ten Commandments Scroll from the Dead Sea Scrolls to its exhibit, “Dead Sea Scrolls: The Exhibition.” This ...