From Our Leadership: Standing Still at Sinai

Tomorrow night, we will begin the holiday of Shavuot, also known as the Festival of Weeks, in which we commemorate receiving the Torah at Sinai. For seven weeks, we have been counting the days since Pesach, tracking our journey to when we stood at Sinai and actually became “a People.” It is important to note that it is not the liberation from the chains of bondage alone that makes us free; it is the law that makes us free – and united in purpose. Read more.