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Accepting Advice From Your Father-in-Law

Rabbi Stephanie M. Alexander
and Rabbi Jenn Queen
This week’s Torah portion, Parashat Yitro , is remarkable. Only six Torah portions (out of a total of 54) are named for one of the individuals advancing the drama within its text. ... And this portion is named for Moses’ father-in-law, Jethro ( Yitro) — a non-Israelite, Midianite priest. In the portion, Yitro offers sage advice and Moses accepts it.

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