Covenant and Choice

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by Rabbi Adam Greenwald
posted on February 9, 1988
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At the foot of a desert mountain, more than three thousand years ago, our People entered into an everlasting covenant. While Sinai smoked and flashed with lightening, God and Moses proclaimed laws to all the Israelites, who called back as one declaring "All that God commands, we will do." (Exodus 24:3). Our Sages teach that this moment was akin to a marriage ceremony, eternally binding God and the Jewish People in a partnership that encompasses all future generations. Read more...