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When Moshe killed the Egyptian overseer for his cruelty and fled to Mediàna,

There he found a wife, Tziporah, and two sons were born to them.

On the advice of his brother Aaron he did not take them with him to Egypt, to the tyrant ruler,

so as not to subject his wife and children to the humiliation of slavery.

Moshe’s father-in-law Yitro, having heard of the great miracles, with Moshe’s wife and sons,

He hurried from Medjan to the camp of the Israelites with the best of intentions.

The idolater Yitro made circumcision, accepting the Creator with more than words,

And counselled Moshe to set up a system of judgement to govern the people.

Seven weeks after the Exodus, an exceptional event took place at Mount Sinai,

Not only for Israel, but for the whole world.

G-d’s direct address to the Jews, G-d’s revelation,

‘All that you say, L-rd, we will fulfil,’ replied every single Jew.

G-d announced that, ‘Israel was chosen to be His people from now on.’

and proclaimed the Ten Commandments. The people could not bear G-d’s revelation.

And the children of Israel cried out to Moshe to communicate with G-d on their behalf,

thus giving the leader the right to give the Torah directly to Moshe.