Rabbi Jonathan Sacks
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What was the benefit of Yitro’s suggestion to Moshe about delegating the role of judging the Jewish people?
By delegating the judicial function downward,...
HaTanakh.com Staff
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Use the text below to answer the following questions. You can find a printable PDF version of the text attached.
1. Take a look at the blue highlighted...
Rabbi David Sabato
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Perakim 13 and 14 continue the succession of prophecies about the End of Days. Perek 13 includes two short prophecies about the End of Days: the vision of...
Dr. Brachi Elitzur
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The ambiguous expression surrounding the reunion between Moshe and his father-in-law as described in Parshat Yitro allows for two different understandings...
Rabbi Ezra Bick
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It seems as though the four commands that follow in the short section of the immediate epilogue to asseret hadibrot - idolatry, the earthen altar, the...
Rabbi Meir Spiegelman
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What was the purpose of the Revelation at Sinai? Through a close analysis of the text we can understand the purpose of the Revelation - to confirm the...
Rabbi Elchanan Samet
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What is the reason for the prohibition "You shall not covet ... nor shall you desire..." that comes to limit man's thoughts and feelings even when they do...
Rabbi Gad Eldad
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On his visit to Moshe and Bnei Yisrael at their encampment in the wilderness, Yitro observes Moshe’s daily routine as the nation’s sole judge. He offers a...
Rabbi Michael Hattin
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The geographical context of the kingdoms to the East of the Jordan River is presented as the background to the heroics of Ehud ben Gera.
Shamgar ben Anat...
Rabbi David Sabato
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The different prophecies in perek 11 have a common theme- the use of the shepherd and his flock in their imagery. The first part (1-3) describes the...
