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Yitro: The Giving of the Torah
Exodus 18:1–20:23
The fifth section of the Book of Exodus begins with the account of how Moses’ father-in-law, Jethro (Yitro in Hebrew) joins the Jewish people at Mount Sinai. It continues with the culmination of all human history since the creation: the Giving of the Torah. Sandwiched in between these two accounts is the narrative of how Jethro advised Moses – after Moses’ descent from Mount Sinai – to set up a judicial system.
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Daily Quote
"The soul of man is a lamp of G-d" (Proverbs 20:27). Just like the flame of the lamp strains upwards, seeking to tear free of the wick and rise heavenward - though this would spell its own demise - so, too, does the G-dly soul in man constantly strive to tear free of the body and the material existence and be nullified within its source in G-d.
–Rabbi Schneur Zalman of Liadi
The Parshah

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