mitzvot
What Does it Mean to Be Holy?
Leviticus Chapter 19 begins with a deceptively simple commandment:Â You shall be holy, for I, Hashem your God, am holy. Leviticus 19:2 There has been much speculation about this verse. At first glance, the imperative seems impossible as...
Seeing the Sounds At Sinai
The revelation at Sinai was undoubtedly intense and all-encompassing. But one verse in the Torah describing the experience suggests that the Children of Israel had a sensory experience of an unrivaled level. All the people witnessed the...