When Jethro comes to visit his son in law, Moses, he gives him the advice to delegate responsibilities. He does not have to carry the full burden on himself.
Category: Torah
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God Wants Action, Not Words
When the Jews get to the Red Sea they seem to be trapped between the sea and Pharaoh’s army. Moses prays and God tells him to quit praying and jump into the sea. This shows God wants action, not just prayers.
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God Wants Action From Us
The reason for the Pascal Sacrifice before the plague of the killing of the first born was that God wanted to see that the Jews were willing to take action for their freedom.
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Freedom Means Responsibility
A free person has to be responsible with his time. A slave does not. That is the reason that the first commandment is declaring the new month. The Jews were being freed for a purpose.
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Preparing for Freedom
The purpose of freeing the Jews from slavery was that they should be a Godly people. This is expressed through the commandment of declaring the new month. God is setting the people up to be a nation.
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Learning to be a Leader
Moses spent 40 years in Midian before he began his mission to save the Jewish people. Those 40 years were spent learning to be a leader from his father-in-law.
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Hanukah and Purim
Why do we say Hallel on Hanukah bur not Purim? What is the difference between the two festivals?
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The Imperfection of Joseph
In this week’s portion we see that Joseph is Jacob’s favorite son. Joseph flaunts his status in front of his brothers. He will have to learn humility the hard way.
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The World Was Created for US
פרשת בראשית / כ”ד בתשרי תשפ”ג
One of the first commandments given to man was to name the animals. This is to underscore that the world is meant for man to make it holy through his use of it.
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Every Jew Has Value
פרשת וזאת הברכה / א’ דחול המואד סוכות / י”ז בתשרי תשפ”ג
The lesson of Sukkot is that every person has value, no matter how high or low that person may be. We all equal in God’s eye.