- What initially appears as an intrusion into the narrative of Yisrael’s journey from Rephidim to Har Sinai – i.e., the arrival of Yitro – is actually an essential component of Kabbalat HaTorah. Understanding the reasons for Yitro’s attraction to Torah and his reproach to Moshe gives us deeper insight into the meaning of Brit. Yitro, the master of comparative religions, knows that any enterprise based on a set of beliefs, philosophies, or revealed Truth is headed towards naval tibol – complete disintegration. He sees everything HaKadosh Baruch Hu did for Yisrael as an act of pure love. He realizes that success depends on Yisrael’s ability to claim its real inheritance from Avraham – i.e., a genetically evolved human consciousness capable of discovering itself within a love for Existence. Yitro defines Moshe’s approach as “lo tov” (a recapitulation of the “lo tov” of the primal loneliness of Gan Eden), recognizing that the ongoing search for human potential can only occur through dynamic engagement with “other.” Viewing ourselves and our relationship with God through the eyes of Yitro – as two lovers choosing each other in an act of love – enables us to see our chosenness as anything but arbitrary.

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