Yitro

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Parshat Yitro

Rabbi Yitzchak Etshalom

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The Haftarot: How to Profit from the Prophets (Haftarat Yitro)

Dr. Moshe Sokolow

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Yitro: A Perfect Ten

Rabbi Jay Kelman

In the Western world, the number ten represents perfection. Not surprisingly, this concept seems to be rooted in our biblical tradition. “In ten utterances, the world was created (Avot 5:1)." And what a world it was! “And G-d…
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Maamad Har Sinai in Parshat Yitro 

Rabbi Menachem Leibtag

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Yitro: The Essence of Torah

Rabbi Jay Kelman

Fulfilling G-d's commandments is the essence of Torah. "If not for my covenant, day and night, the laws of heaven and earth, I would not have established" (Yirmiyahu 33:25). Rashi begins his commentary on Chumash asking…
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Scholar in Residence: Rabbi David Silber

Rabbi David Silber

  Shabbat morning parsha shiur (8:00 am): Parshat Yitro  Drasha before laining: Matan Torah Shiur after Kiddush (aprrox 11:20): The Covenant of Sinai Pre-Mincha shiur 4:30pm: David's Census Seudah Shlisheet: Setting Up the System of…
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What Happened at Sinai

Rabbi Jay Kelman

Rabbi Jay Kelman will be leading a two-part series on "What Happened at Sinai".  The shiurim will take place at a private home. Please email info@torahinmotion.org for details.
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Yitro: Yes and No

Rabbi Jay Kelman

Vayedaber Hashem el Moshe lei'mor is the most commonly occurring verse of the Bible. While it is usually translated as, “G-d spoke to Moshe, saying”, our rabbis saw additional meaning in the word lei'mor. If…
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Yitro: Honouring Parents, Teaching Children

Rabbi Jay Kelman

The command to respect our parents, kibud av v'eim, is one that needs little explanation. It is the most rational and logical of mitzvoth, one that we would observe even were we not commanded by the Torah to do so, and one that we expect all…
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Yitro: I Love My In-Laws

Rabbi Jay Kelman

“Moses went to greet his father-in-law, bowing down low and kissing him” (Shemot 18:7). Unfortunately, relations between children- and their in-laws are not always so rosy and are often marred by jealousy, power struggles and…
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