Celebrating success: Parshat Yitro

Date

2023-02-07

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Publisher

The Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks-Herenstein Center for Values and Leadership

Abstract

Yitro might best be described as recorded history’s first consultant. He is an outsider who pays a visit, observes Moses, and tells his son-in-law that he’s going about his business all wrong. Moses spends all day adjudicating issues and answering questions for the long line of people waiting for him. Yitro watches the spectacle in disbelief. The dialogue between these two leaders of different faiths and generations is fascinating:

Description

Weekly parsha

Keywords

Yitro (Biblical character), Moses (Biblical character), success, outsider

Citation

Brown, E. (2023, February 7). Celebrating success: Parshat Yitro. The Torah of Leadership. YUTorah.org. Yeshiva University.