Parshat Yitro 5781
Parshat Yitro תשפא Yitro (in English Jethro), the person for whom this week’s portion is named, should have been the very last person in the world to have a portion in the Holy Torah named for him. Indeed, not only…
The Golden Voice, the Golden Ticket?
Parshat Yitro 5780
“Got some spare change?” “Hey man, have a quarter to spare?” “Some change to help me get a meal?” You could hear those words a million times a day throughout the US, but only in one place would you hear…
Parshat Yitro 5780
Parshat Yitro תש"פ The Jewish people left Egypt on the Fifteenth of Nisan and reached Mount Sinai forty-five days later, on the First of Sivan. From the moment that HaShem appeared to Moshe at the Burning Bush, HaShem made it…
Thou Shall Not Covington
Parshat Yitro
I first saw the news item on Saturday night. I was catching up on the news that I missed over Shabbos, although I’m not really sure that was a great idea. If you miss 25 hours of news because you’re…
Parshat Yitro 5779
Yitro תשע"ט א) וַיִּשְׁמַע יִתְרוֹ כֹהֵן מִדְיָן חֹתֵן משֶׁה אֵת כָּל אֲשֶׁר עָשָׂה אֱלֹקִים לְמשֶׁה וּלְיִשְׂרָאֵל עַמּוֹ כִּי הוֹצִיא יְדֹוָד אֶת יִשְׂרָאֵל מִמִּצְרָיִם 1) And Yitro, the Priest of Midyan, father in law of Moshe, heard all that Hashem did…
Parshat Yitro 5778
Parshat Yitro The Jewish people left Egypt on a Thursday, the 15th of Nissan. Seven days later they miraculously passed through the Reed Sea. From there they embarked on a 45-day trek to Mount Sinai, where they would forge the…