And the commandments on the second half of the Tablets correspond to the other groups - “your children” to the sixth commandment, “your wives” to the seventh commandment, “your convert ...

The "10 Commandments" were sacrosanct. Family values were holy. One of the unique customs that the founder committed to was keeping his stores closed for the Sabbath and Jewish holidays.

The Torah reading for Shabbat Chol Hamoed Pesach is from Ki Tisa, where God orders Moses to sculpt fresh stones for the second set of Tablets. Moses ascends the mountain where God proclaims His ...

For Laura Nash, spending time together as a family on the Sabbath has been important. Part of a series on the Decalogue in modern life.

In Exodus, the Shabbat Commandment focuses on Creation: God created the world in six days and rested on the seventh, and thus, we too must rest.

Shabbat appears in the Ten Commandments twice; once anchored in Divine Creation and once in the context of social justice, concern for society’s weak.

Now here is where things get interesting. Notice that the commandment to “revere” one’s parents in Parashat Kedoshim is immediately followed by the commandment to “observe” the Shabbat.

Even if Shabbat were to be categorized as a ritual commandment alone, does the Shabbat not act, then, as a sort of Jewish preservative, ensuring that the totality of the Jewish world-vision remain ...

And on this Shabbat, the first of the seven Shabbatot of Comfort, the first Shabbat after the 9th of Av, we begin the Torah-reading with Moshe’s pleading to enter the Land of Israel. Endnote ...

Louisiana now requires the Ten Commandments to be displayed in public schools. But whose Ten Commandments are going to be displayed?

Editor's Note: This article is part of "The Ten Today," a series that examines the Ten Commandments in modern society. This story explores the fourth commandment, "Remember the Sabbath day, to ...

And Shabbat, perhaps more than any other Torah commandment, epitomizes them. There is, of course, the traditional greeting we extend on this day, “Shabbat Shalom.” But the association runs deeper.