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Essays on the weekly Torah portion, the holidays and Jewish thought.
Parsha 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 Parsha 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 hits them. That was Yisro. When he arrived, G-d gave us the Torah; the embodiment of absolute objective truth. PARSHAS YISRO PARSHAS YISRO Parsha 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 are two ways of adding: one from the outside and the other from the inside. PARSHAS YISRO PARSHAS YISRO Parsha 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 Parsha 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. PARSHAS YISRO PARSHAS YISRO Parsha 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 Sinai will provide us with an answer. PARSHAS YISRO PARSHAS YISRO Parsha 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 Parsha 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. PARSHAS YISRO PARSHAS YISRO Parsha 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 in the future. PARSHAS YISRO PARSHAS YISRO Parsha 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 PARSHAS YISRO