Between the cherubim I recently joined an outing to Mount Karkom, a fascinating site in the Negev desert that some believe to be the mountain where Israel received the Ten Commandments.

The two golden cherubim were never intended to be a representation of God. Not the slightest hint of any such thing can be found anywhere in the Bible: let alone an image to be worshiped.

The cherubim, who once guarded the gates of Eden, now stand atop the Ark, showing the way back. The Sages ( Chazal ) describe the cherubim as symbols of the deep and intimate bond between the ...