PARSHAT YITRO – THE TRUTH SEEKER
The weekly Torah portion of Yitro focuses on the most formative event in human history: the Giving of the Torah at Mount Sinai. It was here that the Seven Noahide Commandments—originally given to Adam and Noah—were reaffirmed and integrated into the eternal Divine covenant through Moses. Surprisingly, the portion is not named "The Giving of the Torah." Instead, it is named after a man: Yitro (Jethro), who held the title "Priest of Midian." Why does the Torah not name the portion after this transformational event, rather, after Jethro?
The Zohar reveals that the Torah could not be given to the world until Yitro arrived and acknowledged the Almighty. It was only after Yitro proclaimed, "Now I know that the Lord is greater than all the gods," that a spiritual elevation occurred across all worlds, allowing the connection between Heaven and Earth at Mount Sinai. To understand the…
Interesting that verse 18:12 it says Yisro made an offering to Elokim. I think everywhere else offerings are to Hashem. Just of note that the offering was to the attribute of Elokim rather than to Hashem.