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Photo Credit: Jewish Press At Har Sinai, Almighty G-d revealed Himself to the entire Jewish nation and gave them the Torah. The first words He said were, “ Anochi Hashem Elokecha – I am Hashem your G-d.” The Midrash tells us that the word “ Anochi” is an Egyptian word. How are we to understand this Midrash? Advertisement The mitzvos are included within them. In fact, the Aseres Hadibros contain 620 letters, as the Shelah points out, symbolizing the 613 mitzvos of the Torah and the seven mitzvos ordained by the Sages. We heard the first two dibros directly from G...

Please note that the posts on The Blogs are contributed by third parties. The opinions, facts and any media content in them are presented solely by the authors, and neither The Times of Israel nor its partners assume any responsibility for them. Please contact us in case of abuse. In case of abuse, The contrast between the two parshiyot is startling… Last week’s parsha, Yitro, records the scene of Matan Torah- perhaps the most powerfully inspiring spiritual moment in Jewish history- the moment of revelation when G-d Himself appears to the Jewish nation,  surrounded by tremendous pom...

From the blog of Kenneth Cohen at The Times of Israel

Please note that the posts on The Blogs are contributed by third parties. The opinions, facts and any media content in them are presented solely by the authors, and neither The Times of Israel nor its partners assume any responsibility for them. Please contact us in case of abuse. In case of abuse, Jacob lies on his death bed and Joseph brings him his two sons to bless. Joseph lines them up in order of age: Menashe, the oldest, on Jacob’s right, and Ephraim, the youngest, on Jacob’s left. Jacob has other ideas. He crosses his hands, placing his right hand on Ephraim’s head and his ...