Story time
Who did Yisro bring with him?
Moshe's wife and two sons
וַיֵּצֵא מֹשֶׁה
and Moshe went out
Where was Klal Yisrael camped when Yisro arrived?
Har Sinai
The name of a judge in לשון קודש
what is a שופט
This is the name of Moshe's father in law
what is Yisro
What did Yisro declare after hearing everything Hashem had done?
Hashem is greater than all other gods.
וַיְסַפֵּר מֹשֶׁה לְחֹתְנוֹ
and Moshe told his FIL
Which two events caused Yisro to come?
A. Matan Torah & the Mann
B. The Makkos & Krias Yam Suf
C. Krias Yam Suf & Milchemes Amalek
C
Which was a greater judge, a שרי אלפים or a שרי מאות?
שרי אלפים
This is the wife of Yisro's son in law
what is Tzippora
How long were the people standing around Moshe to ask questions?
From morning until evening
בָּרוּךְ ה׳ אֲשֶׁר הִצִּיל אֶתְכֶם
Blessed is Hashem who saved you
Why does the Torah emphasize that Yisro came אֶל הַמִּדְבָּר?
To praise Yisro—he left a place of honor and comfort to go to the desert to learn Torah
If there were 600,000 Jews, how many שרי מאות were there?
6,000
These are Yisro's two grandsons
What are Gershom and Eliezer
Which cases would the new judges handle and Which cases would still be brought to Moshe?
New judges: The smaller/easier cases.
Moshe: major/difficult cases.
וְהוֹדַעְתִּי אֶת חֻקֵּי הָאֱלֹקִים
And I will make known the laws of Hashem
What did Yisro mean by עַתָּה יָדַעְתִּי כִּי גָדוֹל ה׳ מִכָּל הָאֱלֹהִים?
Yisro worshipped many forms of avodah zarah and now recognized Hashem's greatness over all of them.
What are two reasons Yisro said to change the original system of judgment?
1) Moshe would get worn out
2) it wasn't respectful for the Jewish people to have to wait
What is the meaning of Yisro's grandsons' names?
Gershom: I was a stranger in a strange land
Eliezer: The G-d of my father helped me
Put these events in order:
Yisro is happy, Yisro brings korbanos, Yisro leaves, Yisro arrives, Yisro sees Moshe judging, Yisro gives his advice.
Yisro arrives → Yisro is happy → brings korbanos → sees Moshe judging → gives his advice → Yisro leaves
נָבֹל תִּבֹּל גַּם אַתָּה גַּם הָעָם הַזֶּה
You will surely wither, also you, also this nation
What does וַיִּחַדְּ יִתְרוֹ mean according to Rashi?
A. Yisro became afraid
B. Yisro rejoiced over the good Hashem did for Klal Yisrael
C. Yisro immediately converted
B
The amount of TOTAL judges after Yisro's suggestion was suggested
]שרי אלפים — 600
Total = 78,600
How was Yisro's son in law saved from the sword of Pharaoh?
The Egyptian executioner tried to kill Moshe with a sword and Moshe's neck turned into marble and the sword flew back and killed the executioner