Between Amalek and Yitro: Israel's post-October 7 dilemma - opinion
The Torah's juxtaposition of Amalek (seeking destruction) and Yitro (offering wisdom) teaches us that protection and ...
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Yitro’s Wisdom: Turning Criticism into Solutions
A powerful example of this distinction comes from Exodus 18:13–23. Yitro observed the people standing from morning until night, waiting for Moses to resolve their disputes. Recognising the ...
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Yitro used the "measure for meaure" principle to proclaim G-d's rule. Why?
In this parsha, Yitro proclaims G-d’s greatness based on the principle of midah k’neged midah, measure for measure. He says (Exodus 18:11), “Now I know that God is greater than all the ...
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The custom that refused to die (Yitro, Covenant & Conversation)
It begins with a little-known fact. There was a time when there were not three paragraphs in the prayer we call the Shema, but four. The Mishnah in Tamid (5:1) tells us that in Temple times the ...
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The small details
These laws appear between the section of Matan Torah, which we learned about last week in Parashat Yitro, and the covenant between Hashem and the people of Israel, which is recorded at the end of ...
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The Wholeness of Judaism
Having completed the last two and highly important Torah portions, Yitro and Mishpatim, we come face to face with the very essence of Judaism. Joined together by the letter vav, at the beginning ...