This week is Shabbat Nachamu, Shabbat of Comfort, and our Torah portion this week finds Moses recounting the experience at Sinai, including the 10 Commandments, to the Israelites community, on the eastern bank of the Jordan River. But the version of the 10 Commandments Moses shares is slightly different from the version in Exodus. And, as you might imagine, the differences are interesting.

I’m not a rabbi, so every week, I look at our Torah portion and try to put it in conversation with the world around me. Judaism is rich in tradition, and each of us deserves the chance to find our own meaning in the text. Whether you’re studying Torah daily, or taking a moment to prepare for Shabbat, I hope you’ll make these ten minutes of Torah part of your week.

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