Parshat Yitro includes the Revelation at Mount Sinai, one of the most dramatic moments in the Torah. But this week on Into the Verse, we zoom in on a moment shortly before that, one that’s easy to miss. God gives Moses instructions for the Israelites, so they can get ready for the giving of the Torah. And what’s the first thing God wants them to keep in mind, on the brink of this historic moment? God says, “Tell the children of Israel: You saw what I did to the Egyptians, how I carried you on eagles’ wings and brought you to Me.”

Rabbi David Fohrman and Imu Shalev wonder: Why eagles’ wings? Why does God pick that image to frame the Revelation? As a matter of fact, birds come up pretty often in the Torah: why is that, and do they have a message for us? By the end of their conversation, we’ve discovered a new way to understand our connection with God at Mount Sinai… and in every moment of our lives.

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