How does the Passuk describe Yitro ?
The priest of Midyan and Moshes father in law
כֹהֵ֤ן מִדְיָן֙ חֹתֵ֣ן משֶׁ֔ה
וַיִּשַׁק לוֹ
And he kissed him
לא טוב הדבר אשר אתה עשה (יז)
Yitro to Moshe
What did Yitro hear -וישמע יתרו?
He heard about the miracles Hashem did for Bnei Yisroel
נ.ש.ק
Kiss
Why did Moshe name his sons Gershom and Eliezer ?
- גֵּֽרְשֹׁ֔ם כִּ֣י אָמַ֔ר גֵּ֣ר הָיִ֔יתִי בְּאֶ֖רֶץ נָכְרִיָּֽה:
Gershom- cause he was a stranger in a strange land.
Hashem saved Moshe from the Sword of Pharoh-אֱלִיעֶ֑זֶר כִּֽי־אֱלֹהֵ֤י אָבִי֙ בְּעֶזְרִ֔י וַיַּצִּלֵ֖נִי מֵחֶ֥רֶב פַּרְעֹֽה:
וַיַּצִלֵם ה'
and Hashem rescued him
מדוע אתה יושב לבדך
Yitro- Moshe
Explain this Rashi -אל המדבר
Why did he leave his beautiful mansion and his incredible live? so he can become closer to Bnei Yisroel
ע.ז.ר
Help
What happened to Yitros skin?
He got goosebumps- בְשָׂרוֹ חִדּוּדִין חִדּוּדִין
מִמָחָרַת
The next day
ואתה תחזה מכל העם
Yitro to Moshe
- and Moshe told his father in law;וַיְּסַפֵּר משה לחותנו
What did Moshe tell his father in law?
He told him all about the miracles again to draw his heart closer
נ.צ.ל
Save
What are the 4 categories of people who would be worthy to be judges?
אַנְשֵׁי־חַ֜יִל
אַנְשֵׁ֥י אֱמֶ֖ת
שׂ֣נְאֵי בָ֑צַע
יראי אלקים
הָאֹהֱלָה
The tent
כי יבא אלי העם לדרש אלקים
Moshe to Yitro
ויהי מִמָחֳרָת
Whats the next day? the day after Yom Kippur
ש.פ.ט
Judge
Moshe would become ....... between Hashem and Bnei Yisroel... What is it?
- a representative between Bnei Yisroel and Hashem- מול אלקים
כי בדבר אשר זדו, עליהם
The very thing they plotted happened against them
כִּֽי־יָבֹ֥א אֵלַ֛י הָעָ֖ם לִדְר֥שׁ אלקים
Moshe to Yitro
Where did Yitro go after he organised everything? Why did he just leave?- וילך לו אל ארצו
He left to back to Midyan to convert his family.
ח.נ.ה
Camp