Posts Tagged: Yitro
Take Time to Celebrate the ‘Wins’ and the Growth of Jewish Life
This past Sunday, I tuned into a livestream event that was utterly unique -- the Torat Imecha Nach Yomi siyum. Over the past two years,...
Parshat Yitro: Look for Outside Solutions with an Open Mind
The most important feature of this week's parsha is arguably Judaism’s greatest contribution to the world -- the so-called Ten Commandments. A normal commandment in...
Judaism Demands That We Respect ‘The Other’
The quintessential Jewish expression of thanks, gratitude, and acknowledgment is Baruch Hashem, meaning “Thank God” or “Praise be to the Lord.” Hasidim say of the Baal...
Parshat Yitro: The Revelation at Mount Sinai Was the Creation of Freedom
The revelation at Mount Sinai -- the central episode not only of parshat Yitro, but of Judaism as a whole -- was unique in the...
The Lessons of Adam and Eve
I don’t expect that you have heard of Dr. Ian Walker, a professor at Bath University in England. Usually described by the media as a “traffic...
God Can Only Push Us So Far — The Rest Is Up to Us
In Yitro, we encountered the Aseret Hadibrot -- the “ten utterances” (or general principles) of Judaism. Now, in Mishpatim, come the details. Here is how they...
Do We Seek Justice or Peace?
The parsha for Yitro, which contains the greatest Divine revelation in history (at Mount Sinai), begins on a note that is all too human. Yitro, the...
Would You Convert Like Yitro?
As we are confronted with a serious increase in the number of Jews who have not only left the fold, but are actively involved in...
The Yitro Effect and US-Israel Relations
Israel never had a greater ally and supporter than Yitro (Jethro), Moshe’s father-in-law, a ger tzedek, a righteous convert. Vayichad Yitro al kol hatovah asher asah Hashem l’Yisrael (Shemot 19:9), “And Yitro rejoiced at...
To Be Happy, Thank Before You Think
The Ten Commandments are the most famous religious and moral code in history. Until recently, they adorned American courtrooms. They still adorn most synagogue arks....
The Ten Commandments: A Structure for a Just Society
In the House of Lords there is a special chamber used, among other things, as the place where new peers are robed before their introduction...
In The Details
On the opening phrase of Mishpatim [Judgements]- "And these are the laws you are to set before them" - Rashi comments: "And these are the...
