Why Being There Matters - Chronicle Online/The WORD 02/05/2026
Weekly On-line Rabbi's D'var-Torah February 5, 2026 18 Shevet 5786 Parashat Yitro This week, in synagogues around the world, Jews will read the story of the Israelites arriving at Mount Sinai to receive the Torah. According to an ancient rabbinic teaching—a Midrash—not only those newly freed slaves stood at Sinai, but every future generation of the Jewish people as well. In some mysterious way, we were all there. That idea carries a powerful implication. We are meant to tell











