The Ten Commandments

Moses and the Israelites came to a mountain called Mount Sinai, which was also known as Horeb. There, they made camp, which was hard because Jews are more glampers than campers, if you know what I mean. Put another way: Jews do not tent. Our idea of roughing it is a hotel where the breakfast buffet does not have an omelet station.

Anyway, on the third day of camping, a giant cloud descended on the mountain, making the sound of a trumpet, so the Israelites gathered around to find out what the heck was going on. The G-d spoke from inside the cloud. At least he said he was G-d; there was no way to tell for sure because of the cloud. Whoever was in there told the Israelites there was going to be a covenant featuring Ten Commandments. This made the Israelites nervous, because it sounded strict. Up to that point, they had been operating under the Ten Suggested Guidelines, which included things like: Thou shalt try to keep the noise down and: No peeing on the campfire.


haggadah Section: -- Cup #2 & Dayenu