Here, although Yitro is the parshah where Moses is provided the Torah to present to the Israelites, I concentrate on the differences between Moses and Yitro in their reverence of Hashem.

Consider, first of all, the passage we’ve just seen from near the beginning of the book of Exodus, when God tells Moses that ...

Exactly as I show you … so shall you make it.” Found at the beginning of this week’s parshah, this verse sends two fundamental messages to the Jewish people about the instructions they ...

These tensions are not new—Parshah Tetzaveh presents a similar challenge. This Torah portion (Exodus 27:20–30:10) describes the appointment of Aaron and his sons as the exclusive Kohanim.