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Sermon

6 years ago • Jan 26, 2019

Torah, A Love Story

By
Rabbi David Kasher

Shabbat Yitro Sermon.

It is the most significant event in the Torah, and the foundation for all of Jewish theology: The Revelation at Mount Sinai. But what did the people actually experience, there at the foot of the mountain? What did they see? What did they hear? A careful reading of the text reveals a very different story than the one we usually imagine – and a very different understanding of what revelation is.