The Desert Mountain

Mount Sinai is where G‑d Himself descended and struck a deal with His chosen people.

Think you know about this mountain?

Mount Sinai was chosen to teach us humility. If so, why was it not given in a low lying valley?

The Ten Commandments were given by G-d on Mount Sinai. But why Mount Sinai in particular?

The cause is the mountain itself: it simply and stubbornly gets in the way. The wind hits it with force, and must force its way around or over. As it does so, it carries little pieces of the mountain with it

In the desert there are no towns or neighborhoods. No old money, no new money, no social climbers and no social climbed-overs

"G-d held the mountain over them like a jar and said: 'If you accept the Torah, fine; if not, here shall be your grave.'" But hadn't the people already proclaimed that they want the Torah?

It's tempting to revert back to what I already know. That's what all the other nations did when G‑d visited during the "Who wants the Torah" world wide tour...

The Sages tell us that the Giving of the Torah took into account the diversity among those who were receiving it. The Torah was given with the potential to be explained in 600,000 different ways, for each of the 600,000 different souls...

In anticipation of Sinai, the Jews spent weeks finding their best selves and reshaping their perspectives on life. But, as they approached that sacred ground, they needed the strength for another step.

Why did G-d marry the Jews in the desert? Could He not come up with any better place?

Why the difference between women and men when it comes to teaching the Torah?