The high court is hearing arguments today in Van Orden v. Perry and McCreary County v. ACLU of Kentucky, cases testing the constitutionality of Ten Commandment displays in public places.

10) In Ki Tavo, which we will read this coming Shabbat, Moses’ long speech – the Speech of the Commandments – comes to an end. Immediately after, we will read another, shorter speech in which Moses ...

The view that the Protestant version of the 10 Commandments is the basis of our law requires willful ignorance of our actual ...

And the LORD said to Moses, "Make a fiery serpent ... love to thousands of those who love me and keep my commandments. [Deut. 5:6-10; RSV] Verse 7 forbids the worship of other gods, while verses ...

A Socio-Political Exploration of the Mosaic Tradition,” Shoval, an Israeli philosopher and dean of the Argaman Institute for ...

The concept of a mitzvah goes well beyond good deeds and, given current circumstances, has come to encompass some very ugly ...

A stunning bronze sword has been discovered in Egypt. The weapon featured a hieroglyphic symbol of a powerful pharaoh who ...

Moses Ben Nachman, known as the Ramban, stresses that G-d can get along very nicely without these commandments. It is man that needs ... you may take [her] for yourself as a wife. [Deuteronomy ...

Moses and Aaron with the 10 Commandments (illustrative). (credit: Wikimedia Commons) In the ensuing sections, Moses listed personal laws, which govern individual lifestyles, and collective ...

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Myra Kahn Adams is a conservative political and religious writer with numerous national credits. Her book, "Bible Study For ...