In gratitude for liberating us from Egypt, we agreed to be God’s eternal covenant partners.The post Chosen for what? A post-Shavuot reflection appeared first on JNS.org.

That is the meaning of “may Hashem turn His countenance to you.” May Hashem’s messengers serve to heighten and increase our emunah that, indeed, everything – good and otherwise – come from Hashem. R’ ...