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Mount Sinai – Har Sinai

Mount Sinai (Hebrew: Har Sinai) is where God chose to give the Torah to the Jewish people. There are several ideas about its location.

Parshat Mishpatim Summary

February 20, 2025January 16, 2022

Parshat Mishpatim (Ordinances) is the 6th parsha in Sefer Shemot (also known as Exodus).

This parsha is verses Exodus 21:1 – 24:18, or a total of 118 verses.

Here is a brief summary for each aliyah.

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Categories Shemot - Exodus Tags commandments, Moses - Moshe, Mount Sinai - Har Sinai, theft

Parshat Yitro Summary

February 13, 2025January 9, 2022

Parshat Yitro is the 5th parsha in Sefer Shemot (also known as Exodus).

This parsha is verses Exodus 18:1 – 20:23, or a total of 75 verses.

Here is a brief summary for each aliyah.

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Categories Shemot - Exodus Tags commandments, Jethro - Yitro, Moses - Moshe, Mount Sinai - Har Sinai

Mishpatim – Puzzle

October 20, 2023February 7, 2013

Since this week’s parsha recounts the ascent of Moses / Moshe to Har Sinai (Mount Sinai), here’s a word search puzzle on that theme.

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Categories Puzzles and Games, Shemot - Exodus Tags Moses - Moshe, Mount Sinai - Har Sinai, Torah

Learning How to Lead

October 19, 2023January 31, 2013

Parshat Yitro 5773

I’m trying to understand what Moses said to God just before the giving of the Torah.

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Categories Shemot - Exodus Tags Moses - Moshe, Mount Sinai - Har Sinai, Torah

Parshat Yitro Puzzle

October 27, 2023January 31, 2013

Parshat Yitro 5773

Since this week’s parsha recounts the giving on the Torah on Mount Sinai (Har Sinai), here’s a word search puzzle on that theme.

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Categories Puzzles and Games, Shemot - Exodus Tags commandments, Mount Sinai - Har Sinai, Torah

3 Lessons After the Golden Calf

October 16, 2023March 8, 2012

Parshat Ki Tisa 5772
After the sin of the Golden Calf, God told Moses that he was going to destroy the Jewish people.

After Moses destroyed the Golden Calf he then went back up to Har Sinai to plead for the people (Exodus 32:30-32).

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Categories Shemot - Exodus, Yom Tov - Festivals Tags Golden Calf, Megillat Esther, Moses - Moshe, Mount Sinai - Har Sinai, Purim

After the Golden Calf

October 16, 2023March 5, 2012

Parshat Ki Tisa 5772
If it’s possible for a whole nation to have a bad hair day, then the Jewish people had one.

The people were confused about when Moses would return from Har Sinai (Mount Sinai). They got anxious and urged Aaron to make a visual representation of God (Exodus 32: 1-6).

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Categories Shemot - Exodus, Yom Tov - Festivals Tags Golden Calf, Megillat Esther, Moses - Moshe, Mount Sinai - Har Sinai, Purim
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