Yitro 5785: Choosing Torah
What does Yitro teach us about choosing Torah instead of receiving it by force? Zvi Hirschfield and Rabbi Michael Hattin explore Parshat Yitro, highlighting the…
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Yitro 5783: Thinking Outside Ourselves
What is our responsibility to the rest of the world, and how might that impact the image that we want to project to humanity at…
Yitro 5783: Getting to the Beyond
In Yitro, we see Moses learn that it takes more to be a public religious leader than simply being a person of faith. How does…
Parashat Yitro 5782: Is the Idolatry a Relevant Category for Contemporary Life
Parashat Yitro 5782: Is the Idolatry a Relevant Category for Contemporary Life Description: In this week’s podcast, Rabbi Mike Uram tackles Parashat Yitro noting that…
Yitro 5781: “Do Not Go Near a Woman”: But Didn’t We All Stand at Sinai?
Judith Plaskow challenged us to confront the disturbing warning issued by Moses to “the nation” at the foot of Mt. Sinai: “Do not go near…
The Parsha Discussion with Alex Israel — Yitro. Can we curb our desires?
We live in an exceedingly materialistic world. Advertising provokes us to purchase things that we hardly need. We buy new clothes though we have a…
5780 — Yitro: After Revelation
Following the great revelation of Sinai, God issues a series of commands that sound like a repetition! Why are they there? And how do they…
Yitro 5779: Is Justice Enough?
Who is Yitro? What drives him? We shall examine this intriguing character who on the one hand, proclaims God’s supremacy, but on the other, decides…
An Interactive Parsha Experience: Yitro – The Sound of Silence
Receiving the ten commandments (or ‘utterances’) was one of the most theatrical and awesome moments in Jewish history: the Jewish people experienced thunder and lightning,…