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1)

Why did Yisro find it necessary to plead with Moshe for Kavod?

1.

Oznayim la'Torah (citing a Midrash): It wasn't Kavod he wanted, 1 but to be accompanied into the camp, since, upon arrivasl, he found his entry blocked by the Ananei Kavod. So he sent a Shali'ach 2

1

See Oznayim la'Torah.

2

See Oznayim la'Torah.

3

See Oznayim la'Torah. It is not clear however, why shooting an arrow into an unseen area was not a dangerous thing to do.

2)

What is the significance of the fact that Moshe left the camp to greet Yisro?

1.

Rashi: One can assume that when Moshe left the camp, Aharon, Nadav and Avihu accompanied him, and who would see these great people leaving the camp and not follow suit?

2.

Seforno: Despite his eminent position, he did not refrain from going out 1 to greet the man who had shown him kindness when he was in trouble. 2

3.

Moshav Zekenim: This is the source that one should greet everyone first (before he greets you), even a non-Jew in the market.

4.

Targum Yonasan: He left the Cloud of Glory to go and greet him.

1

What is the source that this is due to the kindness that he did with him? Perhaps he showed Yisro respect because he was his father-in-law! (EC) If he holds that he divorced her (like Moshav Zekenimm verse 2), this is not difficult. (PF)

2

Unlike the chief butler, who forgot Yosef in spite of the kindness that Yosef had performed with him (Seforno).

3)

What is the significance of the fact that all of Yisrael went out to greet Yisro?

1.

Because Yisro was the first Ger Tzedek

4)

Who prostrated himself before whom?

1.

Rashi: It is Moshe who prostrated himself before Yisro, since, in Beha'aloscha, Bamidbar, 12:3, Moshe is called "Ish". 1

1

See Sifsei Chachamim. See Oznayim la'Torah who also asks why the Mechilta poses the question in the first place, seeing as Moshe is the subject mentioned at the beginning of the Pasuk?

5)

Seeing as Moshe is the subject mentioned at the beginning of the Pasuk, why is it not obvious that he was the one to prostrate himself?

1.

Because customarily it is the junior who prostrates himself before the senior, 1 and since Moshe was a king, who is not permitted to forego his honor, he would not have been permitted to prostrate himself before Yisro. 2

1

See Oznayim la'Torah who cites many examples of this.

2

See Oznayim la'Torah.

6)

To which 'Ohel' did Moshe take Yisro?

1.

Targum Onkelos: To the Mishkan. 1

2.

Targum Yonasan: To the Beis-Hamidrash. 2

1

Presumably to a temporary Mishkan which Moshe set-up, since the official Mishkan had yet to be built.

2

To teach him Halachos, seeing as Moshe had just converted him

7)

How could Yisro come to Yisrael? Anenei ha'Kavod surrounded them!

1.

Moshav Zekenim: Midrash (Agadah) says that he shot an arrow with a message saying that he is coming. 1

1

Moshav Zekenim: How did the arrow get through? The cloud protected against arrows and catapult rocks! Some say that Machaneh Dan was outside the cloud, due to Pesel Michah. Alternatively, due to Moshe's honor, the arrow went through the cloud.

QUESTIONS ON RASHI

8)

Rashi writes that Moshe was the Ish who bowed, for it says "veha'Ish Moshe." Also Yisro is called Ish

1.

Moshav Zekenim #1, Da'as Zekenim #1, Hadar Zekenim #1: We learn "Ish" from "Ish ha'Elokim", and not from "veha'Ish." 1

2.

Moshav Zekenim #2: It showed humility to bow, so we learn from "veha'Ish Moshe Anav

1

Moshav Zekenim asks that Yoma (75b) learns "Lechem Abirim Achal Ish" from "Ish Asher Ru'ach Bo" (i.e. Yehoshua), and not from Moshe, about whom it says veha'Ish. Also about Moshe, it says Ish!

2

Hadar Zekenim: Even though Tziporah was his granddaughter, the verse calls her "Bito".

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