Ten commandments

Parashat Eikev: With respect for the past

Moses shattered the Tablets, yet their fragments were preserved beside the new ones. Their message endures, what appears broken can still carry holiness, meaning, and strength.

 Moses is seen breaking the Tablets after coming down from Mount Sinai.
Moses on Sinai (Le tables de Loi judaique), 1773. Artist Simon Julien.

Parashat Va'ethanan: The positive within the negative

A holiday of cheese and wine

Your Investments: Shavuot lessons, from Torah to retirement planning

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After October 7, the shattered tablets at the heart of Shavuot matter more than ever - opinion


The oldest known stone tablet of the Ten Commandments to be auctioned by Sotheby's

For thirty years, the plaque served as a paving stone at the entrance of a house, with the inscription facing up and exposed to foot traffic.

 An ancient marble tablet inscribed with an ancient Hebrew version of the biblical Ten Commandment.

Louisiana's ten commandments mandate: Culture war or constitutional crisis? - opinion

Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry's recent legislation mandating the display of the Ten Commandments in public school classrooms has sparked controversy and legal threats.

 HATS WITH the slogan ‘Make America Pray Again’ are displayed at the National Religious Broadcasters Association International Christian Media Convention, addressed by Donald Trump, in Nashville, in February.

Jewish parents join lawsuit challenging Louisiana law requiring Ten Commandments in schools

The lawsuit has longstanding precedent on its side: In 1980, the US Supreme Court ruled that a Kentucky state law mandating the Ten Commandments in all classrooms was unconstitutional.

 Ten Commandments display at the Texas State Capitol in Austin

Shavuot: The beauty of the Jewish Torah, agricultural holiday

There are several underlying principles to Shavuot, from agriculture to the Torah.

 A POSTER from the late 1940s depicting the Shavuot festival in Israel.

Parashat Bechukotai: Why work hard?

There is no more appropriate preparation for Shavuot than profound Torah study.

 Torah study must  involve toil.

The 11th Commandment: Trust the process, achieve financial security - opinion

For 99.9% of the population, there are no shortcuts to building wealth. Follow the process; it works.

New Israeli Shekel banknotes and coins are seen in this picture illustration taken November 9, 2021.

How to double the reward for commandments


Dangers of envy: How the 10th Commandment guides social harmony - opinion

In all cases, these emotions lead to a short-circuiting of centering questions: Who am I? What are my core values?, etc.

'Cain leadeth Abel to death' by James Tissot, c. 1900

What are the Ten Commandments for religious Zionists? - opinion

These are our core values. In the long term, compromising these values is never worth it. Values are far more important than any fleeting issue.

 WE SHOULD be proud the IDF is a moral army – God certainly is (Pictured: IDF fair as part of Israel’s 75th Independence Day celebrations, on April 26).

Two sets of the Ten Commandments on film to celebrate Passover

The Torah tells of two sets of the Ten Commandments. Likewise, Cecil B. DeMille directed two biblical films called "The Ten Commandments," one in 1923 and the other in 1956.

 YUL BRYNNER as Pharaoh in Cecil B. DeMille’s ‘The Ten Commandments.’