At the center of Matan Torah stands Moshe Rabenu, the greatest of all Prophets. Another principle figure on the Festival of Shavuot is King David. On Shavuot day, many people follow the custom of ...

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Robert J. Foley of Wilmington, N.C., sends me a copy of an open letter written by author and rabbi Rami Shapiro to Pope Francis. In it, Rabbi Shapiro hopes that “ruach ha-kodesh, the Holy Spirit, has ...