Parashat Yitro, and Laws, versus Policies

Context, Thought, and Learning: ShiraDest Offers Project Do Better

     This week’s Torah portion is Parashat Yitro / פָּרָשַׁתיִתְרוֹ  Parashat Yitro is  17th in the annual cycle, covering:Exodus 18:1-20:23and the 5th in the book of Shemot/Exodus.

      This week, traditional congregations (and maybe a few Masorti/Conservative Movement folks) will read Yitro (Jethro)’s advice on organizing policy, and the Giving of The Law at Mt. Sinai.   So, this week, we read about the rule of law, and how to enact the details of that law through policy, as implemented on the advice of a wise planner.

    How do you build a culture where everyone has access to accurate and free legal learning, and  learns how to plan ahead like that?

    

Parashat Beshalach  was last week…

Action Prompts:

    Share your thoughts on how to craft better policy to keep all of us safer, please.   Writing, by thee…

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