VAETCHANAN
The Authenticity of the Torah
Do you ever wonder “What if?”
What if this whole Judaism thing is one big grandma tale? After all it’s one religion of hundreds, and who’s to say what’s true anyway?
All religions begin with a story of divine revelation from the heavens, commanding the worship of the gods in a specific way, and any other form of worship is considered idolatry punishable by death. But the next religion makes the same assertion, so how do we know the truth? We Jews present ourselves as the Chosen People, devoted to the one and only G-d, and any other form of idol worship is forbidden. On the other hand, Christians say that we were once the chosen people, but God replaced us with them, and their view is entirely different. Muslims also claim that both Jews and Christians are infidels, and only Muhammad speaks the truth.
So, what sets us apart from them, especially considering our smaller numbers? We want to delve deeply into two marvelous verses from the Parsha of Vaetchanan. Moshe provides a strong testimony to the authenticity of the event at Mount Sinai and declares that no other nation can present a similar proof. We want to ponder this claim, challenge it, and understand its remarkable strength.
