Shnayim Yomi - Yitro - Rishon - #1

[Music] the first Alro hears the Miracles that hasem does for the Jewish people does miracles for us Rashi explains what did he heik he heard about the splitting of the Sea and the waging of the war with amalik so he shows up he comes with moshe's wife and his children they arrive in the desert mosha goes out to greet them and mosha tells yro his father-in-law all the things that have happened to them and the gar says thear has two opinions either yro was overjoyed or he was a little bit put on edge either way yro has this emotional reaction and M invites him to come they offer caros comes and has a feast with them that's the first Aliyah the welcome of yro but the most noteworthy perhaps the most noteworthy component of this Aliyah is the first word vishma and yro heard but the truth is we should more precisely translate it as vro listened when we say in the morning every day and then we say it in the evening we're not saying here have that auditory sensation no no no VMA means to listen to lean in to take something seriously to internalize it so lots of people heard about lots of people heard about but they didn't internalize it it didn't become actionable for them yro listened and did something about it the truth is is that this kak ofia of listening is something which is Central to the Jewish people if you think about it we as a people historically are much more associated with Shia with listening shma Isel than we are with Ria with seeing because seeing although sometimes you say seeing is believing seeing can also be deceiving what we see with our Earthly eyes some kind sometimes can deceive us as we say don't be deceived by our eyes what we see in the world the truth is that what is deeper what is behind the veil of this world H is better perceived through the kak through the power of [Music] hearing