Posts Tagged: Parsha Yitro
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...
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...