Yitro Excerpts
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Shabbat Shalom
Nobody hear gives advice...Why, Bernie? Because there is no wise one, like Yitro. No consultant who is there for Moshe. That is why I am here to give the advice. The leader of this congregation.
Walking around that circle for the Mazel Tov song at the Bimah, you all looked depressed. It was sad seeing you dance. Still not doing the square dance, instead of the circle, as I suggested last month...
Fishing for the meat in the choolante. There are no fish in there. Just Hymie's hands. He was scooping with his hands, he was sticking in the ladle so far...The meat doesn't come to the bait. You have to scoop it. With a ladle Hymie.
Faceboook live and we have to hear your Waze in the background, Pinchas. Stop with the Facebook live. Your life is so boring, we don't want to be part of it...
Setting people up?
We had a group of singles at kiddush, but you all were there talking to them. You do the opposite of setting up. you get in the way...We have to stop having these 40 year old singles over for dinner. Do we support these 40 year old singles? They should be depressed...They will be more depressed if we do embrace them. So invite them for dinner and have them join you around the Bimah...
You give no honor to the Bimah where the Torah is read. There are places where you have to learn to give more respect.
It is time for Har Sinai, where we get the 10 commandments. You all know the scene. You don't learn Torah, but you watch movies...The agreement. The contract is the Mitzvot. The agreement is the 10 commandments. The handshake takes place between the Jews and Gd...Yes, H' can touch women Michael. That is a good question.
(19:20) The nation can't come close to the mountain. Why? Because they will cause 'H' to break through against them.' If they are not prepared and holy, this is what happens. Rashi says, 'He will kill them.' And you all walk up to the Bimah with your dirty clothes. You all stopped wearing suits since your last trip to Israel...Your dirty mouths. You are not prepared or holy, but you come to shul anyways.
There is preparation before you come to certain places. You come to shul, you get the yelling at your children out at home. You prepare. You make sure they go to the bathroom before a long trip. You make sure Hymie is full so his hands don't get mixed up in choolante.
They prepare and then (20:2-14) H' tells Israel the commandments.
Which commandments have you broken? Let's see what you haven't kept
'I am H' your Gd.' Do you even care. Do you take a minute out to develop the relationship?
'You shall not have other gods.' Who are you subservient to? Is it your dolls? Are you idol worshipping?
'You shall not take H's name in vain.' How many of you have lied under oath? You have all lied to me. Pinchas even lied in his car, on his Facebook live post, saying that he was having a good time...That is impossible. It looked so boring. Be in the moment Pinchas.
'Remember Shabbat to keep it holy.' How you treat this shul, is that holy? If you remembered Shabbat you would make better potato kugel.
'Honor your mother and your father.' In the old age home. Need I say more...
'Don't kill.' You kill this shul every day.
'Don commit adultery.' How many adults in this shul?
Don't steal.' You waste my time. You don't pay dues. That is stealing Frank.
'Don't be a false witness.' Again, lies...No Bernie, nobody put the choolante on the hot plate. But they all claimed they did. If they would, then Hymie wouldn't be sticking his hands in there...I get the old tradition of hand fishing.
'Don't covet.' You cause me to covet another congregation.
They can't hear anymore from H.' Just like you can't listen to the truth of the commandments.
(20:16) They are afraid they will die if H' speaks to them. They tell Moshe to speak to H' 'and we will hear.' Of course, the leader has to do the work and you all sit and wait. But this congregation doesn't hear. The only thing you can hear is a Facebook Live video. You can't sit there at Pinchas's daughter's wedding. They have to shoot them walking down the aisle, live. That is more exciting to you. Second hand.
The Jews knew what they can handle. You don't try to handle. They were holy, but they couldn't take it. Can you hear H' or is it that you are not holy?
40 year olds walking around here single? What are they afraid of? They are afraid to get married, because they see this messed up community. All depressed, dancing in a circle, around the Bimah, not holy...and we shall see Moshe's 40 days on Mount Sinai to see how quickly a community gets messed up without their leader...
Yes, I deserve a raise, Bernie.