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Exodus 13:17-17:16

Exodus chapter 13, verse 17 to chapter17, verse 16

TORAH FOR TODAY

(scenarios) What would you do?

  1. It’s the first day of school. Your homeroom teacher announces that there will be a set of rules that you need to obey. You haven’t seen them yet. What do you do?
  2. You are asked to organize a party for your soccer team. What do you do first to get organized?

PERSONAL CONNECTION:

What Does This Parshah Mean to Me? (8)

  1. Pick a commandment. How do you follow it?
  2. The Israelites committed to following God’s teachings before hearing them. Would you? Why?
  3. Jethro was not an Israelite. He gave Moses a suggestion that Moses followed. What do you learn from that?
  4. Is there a commandment that you think is the most important? Why?
  5. What do you think a Judge should be able to do?
  6. The story of the giving of the Ten Commandments is an example of “revelation”. Revelation means experiencing God. What do you think feeling God is like? Have you ever experienced God?