Ten commandments

Your Investments: Shavuot lessons, from Torah to retirement planning

Shavuot celebrates receiving the Torah. Beyond cheesecake, the holiday teaches restraint, morality, and living wisely, including lessons on finances and desire.

A holiday of cheese and wine
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After October 7, the shattered tablets at the heart of Shavuot matter more than ever - opinion

Tucker Carlson speaks during AmericaFest, the first Turning Point USA summit since the death of Charlie Kirk, in Phoenix, Arizona, US December 18, 2025.

Shavuot reflections: Media falsehoods show the importance of the Ninth Commandment - editorial

 US financier Jeffrey Epstein appears in a photograph taken for the New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services' sex offender registry March 28, 2017 and obtained by Reuters July 10, 2019.

The Epstein scandals and the collapse of moral restraint - opinion


Jewish parents join lawsuit challenging Louisiana law requiring Ten Commandments in schools

The lawsuit has longstanding precedent on its side: In 1980, the US Supreme Court ruled that a Kentucky state law mandating the Ten Commandments in all classrooms was unconstitutional.

 Ten Commandments display at the Texas State Capitol in Austin

Shavuot: The beauty of the Jewish Torah, agricultural holiday

There are several underlying principles to Shavuot, from agriculture to the Torah.

 A POSTER from the late 1940s depicting the Shavuot festival in Israel.

Parashat Bechukotai: Why work hard?

There is no more appropriate preparation for Shavuot than profound Torah study.

 Torah study must  involve toil.

The 11th Commandment: Trust the process, achieve financial security - opinion

For 99.9% of the population, there are no shortcuts to building wealth. Follow the process; it works.

New Israeli Shekel banknotes and coins are seen in this picture illustration taken November 9, 2021.

How to double the reward for commandments


Dangers of envy: How the 10th Commandment guides social harmony - opinion

In all cases, these emotions lead to a short-circuiting of centering questions: Who am I? What are my core values?, etc.

'Cain leadeth Abel to death' by James Tissot, c. 1900

What are the Ten Commandments for religious Zionists? - opinion

These are our core values. In the long term, compromising these values is never worth it. Values are far more important than any fleeting issue.

 WE SHOULD be proud the IDF is a moral army – God certainly is (Pictured: IDF fair as part of Israel’s 75th Independence Day celebrations, on April 26).

Two sets of the Ten Commandments on film to celebrate Passover

The Torah tells of two sets of the Ten Commandments. Likewise, Cecil B. DeMille directed two biblical films called "The Ten Commandments," one in 1923 and the other in 1956.

 YUL BRYNNER as Pharaoh in Cecil B. DeMille’s ‘The Ten Commandments.’

Parashat Yitro: The different audiences of the Ten Commandments

In Exodus we are told to think about the Creation story, while in Deuteronomy we are told to remember slavery. Why are there two different points of reference for our weekly day of rest?

 MOSES TEACHES us a very important communications lesson: Know your audience.

COP27: Will God deliver 10 Commandments for climate change?

The UN Climate Change Conference, in proximity to Mount Sinai, could be the prime time for the force of religion to speak climate truth to dirty power. For the world, and especially Israel!

 Speaking prophetic truth to power, the youth-led climate march down Rehov Hanevi’im (Prophets Street) in Tel Aviv.