Desert; Wilderness

G-d certainly knew of the travel magazines’ “100 best locations to vacation,” of the beautiful beaches of Maui and the majestic Alps. Why, then, was the Torah given in a hot desert in middle of the summer?

Itche and Jono ride through the desert on goats. Why? Watch the video and find out . . .

Yesterday I was at a carnival. As I got on each roller coaster, I felt more alive than I had been in a while. My heart ached with joy. Life made sense. Everything fit.

It is an axiom of Jewish faith that G-d does not perform a miracle in vain. So why this 40-year transformation of the natural order, when G-d could have simply led our ancestors directly into the Promised Land?

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

The desert is desolate, bare; where survival is chancy and death is a given.

It is not enough for G‑d to give us the Torah; we have to receive it.

In the desert there are no office buildings or factories. So if you lived in the desert, chances are you wouldn't have a job. There'd be no boss bossing you, and no underlings under you

In the northwestern corner of the Sahara, a Jewish community lived and thrived amid the sand and heat.

Do you know the Sinai from the Sahara and the Israelites from the Ishmaelites?