Yitro: the first organizational consultant? Rabbanit Gavriela and Rabbi Aviel Dahan are Straus-Amiel shlichim serving as communal and rabbinical emissaries in the Jewish community of Athens, Greece. Was Yitro’s advice purely organizational, or did it also contribute to the inception of the Jewish People as a vibrant and growing community? The portion of Yitro begins …
Humility: A Prerequisite for Receiving the Torah Rabbi Nadav Nizri is the Administrative Director of the Robert M. Beren Machanaim Hesder Yeshiva In our portion, the Torah relates Matan Torah, the giving of the Torah; hence, I would like to discuss the unique quality of Har Sinai (or, more precisely, the quality our Sages attributed …
Parshat Yitro: Seeking God, Then and Now Rabbanit Sally Mayer is the Rosh Midrasha of Midreshet Lindenbaum‘s Maria and Joel Finkle Overseas Program Moshe’s father-in-law, Yitro, travels to the desert to meet Moshe and celebrates with him over the great salvation of the Jewish people. The next morning, Yitro finds Moshe sitting in front of …
Shabbat Shalom: Parshat Yitro (Exodus 18:1-20:23) By Rabbi Shlomo Riskin Efrat, Israel –“You shall not climb up My altar with steps, so that your nakedness will not be revealed on it.” (Exodus 20:22) In the time when the Torah was given, all religions were intimately connected with sexuality, temple prostitutes, and orgiastic rites. One of the …
Parshat Yitro: How the Greatest Visionary Learned to Listen Rabbi Avi Bossewitch learned at Yeshivat Hamivtar from 1996-1998 and serves as the Dean of Education at the Hebrew Academy (RASG) in Miami Beach, FL The first phase of Moshe’s life is surrounded by sight and vision. This begins when we are first introduced to Moshe, …
This week’s column has been sponsored in honor of Ellie Yona Charif’s first birthday on 23 Shevatby the Charif family in Sydney, Australia Shabbat Shalom: Yitro (Exodus 18:1 – 20:23) By Rabbi Shlomo Riskin Efrat, Israel –– “Remember the Sabbath day to keep it holy. Six days shall you …
Parshat Yitro: Eyes that see, a nose that smells and a heart that listens Rabbi Nadav Nizri is the administrative director of the Robert M. Beren Machanaim Hesder Yeshiva Yitro, the Midianite priest, comes to Mount Sinai after hearing of the splitting of the Red Sea and the war between Amalek and the Israelites, and …