Parshat Yitro

Receiving the Torah at Mt Sinai

As stated on the welcome page Parshat Yitro is the parshat where G-d revealed Himself to humanity, and gave the Torah to the nation of Israel.

The significance of this event changed the world forever. The Torah is actually the link, the living connection if you will, that bonds the physical world with the spiritual realms.

The manufacturer of a complex product gives an operation manual along with the device. The Torah is essentially the instruction manual of the Creator given to the creation. The word “Torah” is translated as  “Instruction”, “Teaching” or “Law”