The sole rabbi to achieve a comprehensive commentary on the entire babylonian talmud since. Balaks goal was to weaken the israelites, encamped at the borders of moab, so that he could defeat them in battle. What were the qualities these judges were to possess. This parsha is named yitro to teach us that the way to acquire torah is to follow the ways of yitro. This week, in parasha yitro, moses fatherinlaw, yitro jethro, comes from midian along with moses wife and two sons to meet him at the israelites camp after hearing of all the great miracles that god had performed to deliver his people. Order now uk order now row, except uscanada out in the uscanada on 1st september 2020.
In this excerpt from parashat yitro, we will focus on the first section. It is our opinion that most of this parasha is about a wedding between god and his people, israel. Likutei torah and sefer halikutim, parashat yitro it is necessary to know that cain and abel personified aspects of the two yesods of abba and ima as they are manifest within zeir anpin. In his celebrated torah commentary, rashi 10401105 suggests the following midrashicallybased explanation. Yitro says that upon hearing the details of the exodus, he was greatly inspired to the point of goose bumps rashi.
Summary jethro, moses fatherinlaw suggests a system for establishing lower courts to settle disputes. This is an english translation of the haftarah reading for parashat yitro isaiah 6. My mother was loving, but quite demanding of my attention and we sometimes struggled to find an agreeable understanding of. He yitro was knowledgeable about every type of idolatry in the world, and there was no. Parshat yitro an interpolated translation and commentary. Vayishma yitro chohen midyan choten moshe et kolasher asah elohim lemoshe uleyisrael amo kihotsi adonay etyisrael mimitsrayim. Parashat yitro can aid us in better understanding how people come to faith in the god of israel and his messiah. God speaks the ten commandments to the children of israel amidst fire, smoke, and the sound of the shofar.
The likutei yehuda al hatorah is a five volume commentary based on the teachings on the chumash of the gerer rebbes and compiled by rabbi yehuda leib arye heine, seemingly in the late 19th or early 20th centuries. The story of joseph mentions the egyptian priests, whose land. In this story, as in the stories of many of our lives, relationship precedes faith. That process is surprising and we have much to learn. She is currently working on a new book, the lights of fire about the fire that burned down her husbands studio and a life time of art work, and the blessings that have emerged. Yitro moshes father in law took moshes wife and 2 sons and went to him when he heard all yhwh did moshe told yitro all that yhwh did for them and yitro rejoiced and blessed yhwh the next day all the people came before moshe to judge matters and yitro asked him why. Creation redemption revelation the familiar story begins with creation, makes its way through myriad twists and turns, generations upon generations, family love and family feuds, triumph and loss, and finally to redemption, and then, almost immediately, to revelation. God descends on the mountain amidst thunder, lightening, billows of smoke and the blast of the shofar, and summons moses to ascend. This is an important torah portion because it gives the account in which god gave the ten commandments to the nation of israel, which of course, are the heart of the torah. Moses then returned to the mountain and was told to command the people to sanctify themselves before the lord descended upon the mountain in three days. Preorder here sacks has produced a work of extraordinary depth, beauty, urgency, and erudition. We begin the book of bereishit with the amazing creation of the world. First reading moses fatherinlaw, jethro, sheik of midian, heard about all that god had done for moses and his people israel when he brought israel out of egypt. Our faculty and teachers bring the depth and breadth of jts learning directly to you through a rich collection of contemporary jewish content.
Jethro, moses fatherinlaw suggests a system for establishing lower courts to settle disputes. Yitro roundup moses fatherinlaw, jethro yitro, who lives in midian, hears the news of all the amazing miracles that g. Jethro then advises moses to delegate leadership roles in order not to tire himself out. What convinced yitro that the lord was greater than all the other gods. In parshat yitro, chumash enters a new phase it slowly becomes a book of laws, for its primary focus now shifts from its ongoing narrative i. Torah parashah yitro assembly of calledout believers. Rabbi yosef mizrachi parashat yitro acceptance of the. This weeks torah portion parsha brought to life aleph. He then tells him to appoint judges, and moses does this. Yitro recognized the measureformeasure punishment of each and every plague, and decided to become a jew. Yitro advised moses to establish judges over the israelites.
To listen on soundcloud with the option to download the mp3 file this class was taken in beer miriam womens institute. In this parasha, yitro brings zipporah and her sons to moses after all that has happened in escaping egypt. Yitro exodus 1820 by yoram and meira raanan har sinai, 2008, pastel on paper, 75 x 60 cm. The new book by rabbi lord jonathan sacks out on 12th march 2020. Transtropilation is the term coined by len fellman to describe the process of translating from cantillized hebrew, as closely as possible, word for word and trop for trop, with the main purpose being to aid a person with minimal hebrew training in following the hebrew leyning. I found myself reflecting on her and our relationship. Some jews see the entire nonjewish world as amalek, or as something despicable, but those who dont recognize the righteousness of certain gentiles and the benevolence of world culture are gravely mistaken. In addition, in parashat yitro we bear witness to a big change in the torah. By all measures, this weeks portion must be considered a highlight of the entire torah, since it includes no less and a lot more. We read about sibling rivalry, deceit, betrayal and love affairs all provoking questions that apply to our lives today. In this torah portion, moses tells his fatherinlaw, jethro, about the miracle of the exodus. Where did yitro meet moses after he returned to midian. He took moses wife and two sons and brings them to moses in the wilderness.
Parashat yitro is a torah reading of monumental ideas, foundational concepts, and widelyrecognized importance. Transtropilation is the term coined by len fellman to describe the process of translating from cantillized hebrew, as closely as possible, word for word and trop for trop, with the main purpose being to aid a person with minimal hebrew training in following the. Cain derived from the yesod of ima concealed within zeir anpin, while abel derived from the yesod of abba concealed within zeir anpin, before it. Scripture says this because man is given the choice to act righteously or to act evilly, and everything is in the hands of heaven except for the fear of heaven, and this is the language of human beings. In this weeks torah reading, parashat balak, we read a riveting story of the diviner, balaam, who was commissioned by balak, king of moab, to curse the israelites num. Reading genesis takes us on a journey through the stories of abraham, isaac, and jacob, where we witness the birth of the future 12 tribes of israel.
Perhaps many of you picked up on this being the time of the counting of. In the end, yitro rejected all idolatry, and when he heard about the miracles of the exodus, he ran to the wilderness to join the jewish people. Parsha yitro dvar torah yitro, tell me what you feel, 2017. Yitro brings his daughter zipporah and her two sons, gershom and eliezer, to his soninlaw moses. The people welcomed yitro with a banquet in his honor. Yitro parashat love of torah messianic bible study. The nation of israel assembles at the foot of mount sinai.
Learning to live with clergykillers korach is a fascinating torah portion because, as happens so often. Last month, i observed yarhrzeit for my mother zl who died 14 years ago. The israelites hear the covenant from god and accept it, but theres so much more to come. Torah reading, haftarah, links to audio and commentary. Nonetheless, the study of how the torah presents these laws, i. So he, together with his daughter, moses wife tzipporah, and their two sons gershom and eliezer leave midian and head for the desert, where they meet moses. After delivering this message, the people responded by proclaiming, kol asher diber adonai naaseh all that the lord has spoken, we shall do. T his shabbat we read and learn from parashat yitro. Jtss extensive online torah resources reflect todays most compelling conversations, research, and teaching from leaders in jewish studyall available for learners around the world to explore and enjoy. True, there are those who know the torah contains 6 commandments, but the majority of people believe that. Interpersonal laws ranging from the treatment of slaves to the exhibition of kindness to strangers are listed. Hebrew for the name jethro, the second word in the parashah and is the seventeenth weekly torah portion. Commentary on parashat yitro february 14, 2020 in torah commentary by evan brown bettijane eisenpreis by bettijane eisenpreis honor your father and your mother, that you may long endure on the land that the lord your god is assigning to you. Parashat bo commentary 2 parashat bo commentary 2 parshat bo this weeks parsha is one of the three or four torah portions most central to the jewish narrative.
Montreal and developed into the study of chassidut and kabbala. I hope youll consider picking up a copy if these torah poems are your kind of thing. Yes, he would be famous, there was no doubt in his mind, but he wouldnt let it go to his head, no not him, he would continue working at his little university and still be his same humble, albeit genius, self until the pressure from princeton or harvard became so great etc. The juxtaposition of amalek and yitro there are bad things in the world, but there also are things that are very good. Parashat yitro torah kabbalah the bible five books of moses. Hearing of the miracles gd performed for bnei yisrael, moshes fatherinlaw yitro arrives with moshes wife and sons, reuniting the family in the wilderness. It was over a year since he had taken a stroll outdoors and this time he felt like a new man at the dawn of a new era. In the book of genesis, we encounter malkizedek, abrahams contemporary, described as a priest of the most high god gen. Parashat korach commentary 2 parashat korach commentary 2 korach. Parashat yitro repentance and shabbat posted on december 2, 2015 december 2, 2015 by xus casal this is probably one of the most important moments and one of the most important topics to attain redemption. The children of israel camp in front of mount sinai. Jethro proclaims that the israelite god is greater than all other gods, and he makes a sacrifice. Moses follows yitros advice and appoints judges to help him lead the people. Seeing that the only judicial authority for the entire jewish nation is moshe himself, yitro suggests that subsidiary judges be appointed to.
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