Broken Tablets (ebook)

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Let the Ten Commandments command your imagination ? and enrich your life.

When the Holy One gave the Torah, no bird chirped, no fowl flew, no ox lowed, not one angel stirred its wing or sang its song. The sea did not roar, creatures did not speak?the whole world was hushed into breathless silence; it was then that the voice went forth: "I am the Lord your God?"
?Exodus Rabba 29:9

Even people who claim not to be ?religious? will generally maintain that they do observe the Ten Commandments. Why is it that these ten statements, thousands of years old, continue to have such a special hold on us?

Here, twelve outstanding spiritual leaders from across the spectrum of Jewish thought bring us to the life and soul of the Ten Commandments' unusual power. In voices that are personal and diverse, they help us take a closer look at the ten utterances that not only touch every aspect of our lives, but also present each of us with a profound challenge.

Contributors include:

Eugene B. Borowitz ? Leonard Fein ? Nancy Fuchs-Kreimer ? Laura Geller ?
Lawrence A. Hoffman ? Menachem Kellner ? Peter S. Knobel ? Richard N. Levy ? Zalman M. Schachter-Shalomi ? Levi Weiman-Kelman0AcknowledgmentsIntroduction by Rabbi Lawrence KushnerPerspectives on the Ten Wordsby Rabbi Rachel S. Mikva1. The First CommandmentI, Adonai your God, [am the one] who brought you outof the land of Egypt, from a slavehouse.First WordsI [Am the One]by Rabbi Eugene B. Borowitz2. The Second CommandmentHave no other god before Me....First WordsNo Otherby Rabbi Zalman M. Schachter-Shalomi3. The Third CommandmentYou shall not lift up the name of Adonai your God forvain purpose, for Adonai will not clear one who usesthe Name in vain.First WordsThou Shalt Not Take the Nameby Rabbi Nancy Fuchs-Kreimer4. The Fourth CommandmentRemember the Sabbath day and keep it holy....First WordsThe Meaning of Shabbat: A Virtual Domain in Timeby Rabbi Lawrence A. Hoffman5. The Fifth CommandmentHonor your father and mother that your days may be prolongedon the soil that Adonai your God is giving you.First WordsI Was Young, and I Have Also Grown Olderby Leonard Fein6. The Sixth CommandmentYou shall not murder.First WordsUndoing Creationby Rabbi Levi Weiman-Kelman7. The Seventh CommandmentYou shall not commit adultery.First WordsSacred Boundariesby Rabbi Peter S. Knobel8. The Eighth CommandmentYou shall not steal.First WordsA Bit of a Thiefby Rabbi Richard N. Levy9. The Ninth CommandmentYou shall not answer against your neighbor asa false witness.First WordsCompeting Valuesby Rabbi Laura Geller10. The Tenth CommandmentYou shall not covet your neighbor?s house. You shall notcovet your neighbor?s wife, or his male or female slave,or his ox or his ass, or anything that is your neighbor?s.First WordsDesireby Dr. Menachem KellnerTen More Wordsby Rabbi Arnold Jacob WolfSources and NotesAbout the Contributors