Parshat Yitro: Who was Moshe?

Who was Moshe, the “man of G-d?”

Agitator for justice, freedom fighter, radical activistwho led his people out of Egypt, Moshe is called to the mountain to “ascend to G-d.”

He attained a level of G-d awareness unattained by any other before or since, and at Sinai elevated the entire nation with him.

About the Author

Rabbi Chaim Richman is the director of the international department of the Temple Institute in Jerusalem. For over three decades the Temple Institute has been dedicated to every aspect of the Biblical commandment to build the Holy Temple. Through its research and educational programming, the Institute seeks to highlight the universal significance of the Holy Temple as a house of peace and prayer for all nations.