21 chapters · by Rabbi Heschel Greenberg
Light from the Future: Parshas Yisro
Published by the Jewish Discovery Center. Every chapter is free to read below.
- Yisro – A Direct Line There are two ways to connect to G-d; direct and indirect. The converts approach is direct PARSHAS YISRO PARSHAS YISRO
- Yisro – A Stranger in a Foreign Land Torah is the one stop source for all the knowledge we need. While we can learn valuable lessons from “foreign” sources, the ideal is to get them…
- Yisro – Climb the Mountain! A person must know their limits. Many a mountain climber has lost their balance because they did not now their limits. One must not then think that…
- Yisro – Delegate, but Don’t Adulterate Moses was the consummate lover of Israel. Moses wanted to personally give them an unadulterated version of Torah. Yisro recognized that G-d empowers…
- Yisro – Earth Shattering News What’s worse than the commission of a crime? When the person involves others in its performance. Especially, if the other is G-d. PARSHAS YISRO…
- Yisro – High and Low The higher we climb the greater the pressure to go down. Don’t let success deter you from continuing to climb and weather the winds that try to force…
- Yisro – Honor Your Parents: The Bridge Parents are G=d’s way of teaching us respect for higher authority. Two parents teach us that G-d relates to us in two distinct ways. PARSHAS YISRO…
- Yisro – Judaism 101 The Ten Commandments are really Ten Statements, which provide us with a basic introduction to Judaism. PARSHAS YISRO PARSHAS YISRO
- Yisro – Judicial Reform Contrary to a popular myth, we are always judging others. The way we judge should be determined by objective criteria. Some matters require judgment…
- Yisro – Kidnapped Destroying a person’s potential is a form of murder. Diverting one’s G-d given talent away from serving Him is a form of kidnapping. PARSHAS YISRO…
- Yisro – Live It! Inspiration is a terrible thing to waste. When it comes, we must harness it to actions without delay, otherwise it will dissipate. PARSHAS YISRO…
- Yisro – Membership Ticket Moses accepted Yisro not only as a father-inlaw but as a respected member of the Jewish people. PARSHAS YISRO PARSHAS YISRO
- Yisro – Outsiders and Insiders The lesson we derive from Yisro the convert is not to rest on our laurels. Yisro had two names that connote adding on to one’s accomplishments. There…
- Yisro – Pursuit of Truth There are few who seek absolute truth. There are fewer who will be prepared to give up everything they stood for when the reality of absolute truth…
- Yisro – Sensitivity Training Torah is about sensitivity to G-d and to others. Sensitivity to one entity should never cause us to be insensitive to the other. PARSHAS YISRO PARSHAS…
- Yisro – Stand or Sit The Ten Commandments stand out amongst all the other commandments. Yet there is controversy if one should stand while the Ten Commandments are read.…
- Yisro – The Conversion at Sinai Realizing our potential is the greatest thing we can aspire to. But can we aspire to experiencing new potentials? The revelation of the Torah at Mount…
- Yisro – The Elusive Pursuit of Emes Truth in Hebrew is a three letter word. Each letter stands for another characteristic of truth. PARSHAS YISRO PARSHAS YISRO
- Yisro – The Ideal Human Being What makes us truly human? Our intellect? Our ability to speak? It is our ability to translate lofty ideals into deep emotions and concrete action.…
- Yisro – The Ten Commandments of the Future The Ten Commandments of the future will be on a more sublime level. Observance of these commandments today prepares us for their heightened observance…
- Yisro – The Ten Declarations That Will Change the World The Ten Commandments deal primarily with proper human behavior. They also declare how the world will operate in the future Messianic Era PARSHAS YISRO…