Parashat yitro quick summary hebrew for christians. Isaiah would be asked to be the harbinger of the severest of messages, a message which would foresee the downfall of the nation on. In yitro, for example, the entire sidrah may be read each year in order to. Jan 26, 2016 dvar torah parshat yitro 5776 2016 to life. Yitro in a nutshell aliyah summary yitro torah reading yitro roundup yitro audio. When he hears of the miraculous formation of the jewish nation, he comes to join. This torah portion parshat yitro will next be read on 6 february 2021 about the torah readings. In the torah portion behar, god describes the laws surrounding resting the land and crops every seven years, as well. This weeks reading introduces us to the ten commandments and a man whom we havent heard about since parshat shemot, yitro. Parshat yitro 5778 in spanish with english subtitles rabbi eliahu birnbaum director of otss berenamiel and strausamiel emissary training.
He advises his soninlaw to delegate some responsibilities to a. Isaiah was anything but eager to take on the role of prophet. At the age of 21, i packed my bags and set off for india to look for truth. In this torah portion, moses tells his father in law, jethro yitro, about the miracle of the exodus. Hearing of the miracles gd performed for bnei yisrael, moshes fatherinlaw yitro arrives with moshes wife and sons, reuniting the family in the wilderness. On february 9, 2009 february 15, 2009 by aaron in 2shemot, everything, yitro leave a comment yitro advises moshe on establishing a. Parsha yitro dvar torah yitro, tell me what you feel, 2017. Jethro, moses fatherinlaw suggests a system for establishing lower courts to settle disputes. Coloring page parshat yitro 01 yisro english coloring page. Yitro in a nutshell moses fatherinlaw, jethro, hears of the great miracles which g.
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. Go up since for each aliya, one person goes up to make a bracha blessing on the torah reading. This torah portion parshat yitro will next be read on 6 february 2021. In parashat yitro, moses guides the israelite people to mt. The parashah tells of jethros organizational counsel to moses and gods revelation of the ten. The new book by rabbi lord jonathan sacks out on 12th march 2020. In this weeks parsha hashavua, leah jones shares with us some wisdom from mosess moshes nonjewish fatherinlaw that pretty much changes the course of jewish history.
Seeing that the only judicial authority for the entire jewish nation is moshe himself, yitro suggests that subsidiary judges be appointed to. Well before alinsky, it outlines how to build a leadership to organize community for a specific goal. But, in parshat yitro we see that rabbenu moshe our rabbi moses was a good example in this and took the opportunity to share his testimony with his fatherinlaw yitro. This particular parashat hashavua or weekly torah portion video is episode 17 from parshat yitro. Preorder here sacks has produced a work of extraordinary depth, beauty, urgency, and erudition. Parsha yitro dvar torah the torah as an open book, 2009. Were just passing through parshat yisro mr harry rothenberg. Moses fatherinlaw, jethro, is a spiritual guru and high priest of midian.
God married israel pdf yitro slides pdf yitro notes pdf. Please try to send them on the first or second days of the week. Yisro brings moshes wife and two sons to join him in the desert. While he is a priest of midian a nation which is a future mortal enemy of the jewish people he is also the kindly father of zipporah, fatherinlaw of moshe, and certainly no lavan. Jethro also brought moses wife zipporah and his two sons gershom and eliezer all of whom had apparently returned to midian before the exodus of the israelites.
God married israel pdf yitro notes pdf in this weeks torah portion, we see moses fatherinlaw jethro reappear to give him advice on leading this huge group of peopleperhaps the first recorded advice of a management consultant. The cycle begins each year with bereishit genesis, which. We are told in the first posuk of parshat yitro 18. Remember, yitro was not a worshiper of the god of yisrael, and most likely was a pagan priest. Midian was a son of abraham by his wife keturah, whom he married after sarah died and therefore he was a descendant of abraham and he was a recognised. The parsha of yitro jethro is divided into two episodes. The parshah commences relating how moshes father in law, yitro, left the land of midiyan and joined the jewish nation, converting by circumcising himself gemara sanhedrin 94a. The pictures will appear in the childrens parsha for that week. Moses father in law jethro yitro had heard how god had blessed his son in law and his kinsmen by delivering them from their oppression in egypt, and went to rephidim to meet with him. Each week, a different storyteller some musical, some poetic, some just straightup, tell the story of the current weekly torah. As yitro was a priest among his people, israel will become a kingdom of priests and a holy nation.
Yitro brings his daughter zipporah and her two sons, gershom and eliezer, to his son in law moses. Yitro was inspired to join them when he heard about the wonders and miracles which hashem performed for the. In an unnamed teaching unofficially titled the sad tzaddik, which is appended to rabbi nachmans stories, rebbe nachman tells us that. Yitro at the end of bamidbar chapter 10 and the story of how moshe appointed judges when bnei yisrael prepared to leave har sinai, as recorded in devarim 1. After delivering this message, the people responded by proclaiming, kol asher diber adonai naaseh all that the lord has spoken, we shall do. There were many preparations the israelites needed to make for matan torah the giving of the torah at sinai. The children of israel arrived at mt sinai 50 days from th. Yishaya prophesied during the reign of achaz, the king of. Raphael benaroya parasha discussion the uniqueness of judaism by. Yishaya 6 7this weeks haftorah is from yishaya 6 and 7. Rabbi mordechai gershon yeshivat lev hatorah, ramat beit shemesh. Yisro observes moshes daily schedule as chief administrator, judge, and teacher. Jan 25, 2008 parshat yitro 5771 from introversion to extroversion harav yitzchak ginsburgh duration. Torah reading, haftarah, links to audio and commentary.
Yisro brings moshe s wife and two sons to join him in the desert. The torah the five books of moses is read publicly in synagogues every sabbath on an annual cycle. Each week, a different storyteller some musical, some poetic, some just straightup, tell the story of the current weekly torah portionand then we animate it. How do they relate to each of the psukim which you had noted. The shabbos torah reading is divided into 7 sections. This of course will be necessary for when they enter the holy land and no longer have moses with them to settle all their disputes. Haftarah parshat yitro fuchsberg jerusalem center for. Sinai where they encounter god, experiencing all the drama. The connection between yitro and har sinai 12 the direct interaction with hashem at har sinai 18 the forced acceptance 11 the haftorah of yitro 4 the personality of yitro 17 the story of the beit din 23 the ten commandments 37 what made yitro come to the desert 30 when did yitro come. Jethro then advises moses to delegate leadership roles in order to not tire himself out. Yitro is a key parsha, it contains har sinai and the momentous giving of the torah, it lists the famous ten. Yitro 5776 parasha insights harav shmuel goldin, chief rabbi rabbi chaim poupko, associate rabbi rabbi morty kuessous, assistant rabbi published by. Parashat hashavua yitro 2009 5769 the torah as an open book 12. Yitro, mosess fatherinlaw, met moses at mount sinai, and when he saw that moses himself ruled for each and every dispute of the people, he was troubled.
One which gets almost no mention at all is simcha joy, happiness. Yitro archives page 2 of 3 the meaningful life center. Yitro, father in law of moshe rabeinu was one of the most fascinating men ever to have walked on planet earth. On january 26, 2016 january 26, 2016 by aaron in 2shemot, everything, yitro leave a comment in the ten commandments that we read this shabbat, one of the commandments is to honor ones parents. Continuing the theme of revelation, the haftorah recounts the famed vision known as maaseh hamerkavah the vision of hashem as he sits upon his throne surrounded by various angels singing his praises. However, the article doesnt even mention egyptian being spoken at sinai, and this is the first ive ever heard of that. This weeks haftorah discusses isaiahs vision of the heavenly chariot the merkavah, a revelation that was experienced by all the israelites when gd spoke the ten commandments on mount sinai an event recounted in this weeks torah reading. Yitro brings his daughter zipporah and her two sons, gershom and eliezer, to his soninlaw moses. Yitro, fatherinlaw of moshe rabeinu was one of the most fascinating men ever to have walked on planet earth.
The people camp at mount sinai, preparing and purifying themselves for the most profound experience in the history and future of. Jethro proclaims that the israelite god is greater than all other gods, and he makes a sacrifice. Order now uk order now row, except uscanada out in the uscanada on 1st september 2020. Yitro, yithro, yisroi, yisrau, or yisro is the seventeenth weekly torah portion, parashah in the annual jewish cycle of torah reading and the fifth in the book of exodus. Lots of stuff happens in parshat behaalotcha, the parsha so eventful you cant pronounce its name without going to rabbinical school. By kerry chaplin the first chapter of parshat yitro is the torahs guidelines for the community organizer. In the first story, yitro moshes fatherinlaw, who is not jewish advises him to choose a large team of people to become leaders and advisers for the people, so he wont get worn. God speaks the ten commandments to the children of israel amidst fire, smoke, and the sound of the shofar. At the very beginning of chapter 19, moshe goes up to god.
Parashat hashavua yitro 2017 5777 yitro, tell me what you feel. Isaiah perceives gd sitting on a throne surrounded by. Parenting with the parsha yitro i find it mind boggling whichever way i look at it. Next, we learn that moses hears the terms of gds instruction. In this weeks torah portion, we see moses fatherinlaw jethro reappear to give him advice on leading this huge group of peopleperhaps the first recorded advice of a management consultant. Pdf both p o pu l ar a nd l e a rn e d understanding assume that. So, you could imagine how hard it would be to share your testimony with. If taken seriously these ten matters have the power to. On february 9, 2009 february 15, 2009 by aaron in 2shemot, everything, yitro leave a comment yitro advises moshe on establishing a court system. In parshat yitro we read about what is called by many, the ten commandments. Parshat yitro contains the climactic moment that the book of shmot has been preparing for.