Rabbi Charna Rosenholtz and Rabbi Shoshana Leis discuss the ancient Hebrew wisdom of Torah through a contemporary lens.
This week, the Rabbis discuss Parashat Yitro (https://www.sefaria.org/Exodus.18.1-20.23?lang=bi&aliyot=0) through the lenses of humility, the human body, and the state of the union address.
Exodus 18:18-19
נָבֹ֣ל תִּבֹּ֔ל גַּם־אַתָּ֕ה גַּם־הָעָ֥ם הַזֶּ֖ה אֲשֶׁ֣ר עִמָּ֑ךְ כִּֽי־כָבֵ֤ד מִמְּךָ֙ הַדָּבָ֔ר לֹא־תוּכַ֥ל עֲשֹׂ֖הוּ לְבַדֶּֽךָ׃
You will surely wear yourself out, and these people as well. For the task is too heavy for you; you cannot do it alone.
עַתָּ֞ה שְׁמַ֤ע בְּקֹלִי֙ אִיעָ֣צְךָ֔ וִיהִ֥י אֱלֹהִ֖ים עִמָּ֑ךְ הֱיֵ֧ה אַתָּ֣ה לָעָ֗ם מ֚וּל הָֽאֱלֹהִ֔ים וְהֵבֵאתָ֥ אַתָּ֛ה אֶת־הַדְּבָרִ֖ים אֶל־הָאֱלֹהִֽים׃
Now listen to me. I will give you counsel, and God be with you! You represent the people before God: you bring the disputes before God,
Note: The word for tree is spelled with an aleph, not an ayin אילן
Please forgive Rabbi Charna for a momentary lapse in correct spelling. Thank you.
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