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Parshat  Why are Moshe’s sons rarely mentioned in the Torah? What are the different models for gentiles to participate in Israel’s mission? In what way must the children of Israel process the Torah in order to make it accessible to the rest of humanity? Parshat Yitro largely focuses on the relationship that’s meant to exist between Israel and the rest of humanity. As this is also the weekly Torah portion that includes Israel receiving the Torah, we should appreciate these two themes to be inexorably linked. This is the parsha where we are shown the Torah’s understanding...

What incident made the Egyptians so fearful of the children of Israel? Why was it so important to Moshe that he kill the Egyptian overseer when he could have simply ordered him to stop beating the Hebrew slave? What was the incident with Moshe nearly being killed at the inn for not circumcising his son really about? Parshat Sh’mot begins by presenting Israel’s transition from a clan to a people. The first verses of the parsha offer us an overview of Israel’s roots, of which there are two complementary aspects – the twelve tribes, represented by Yaakov’s sons, and the ...