וַיִּשְׁמַ֞ע יִתְר֨וֹ כֹהֵ֤ן מִדְיָן֙ חֹתֵ֣ן מֹשֶׁ֔ה אֵת֩ כָּל־אֲשֶׁ֨ר עָשָׂ֤ה אֱלֹהִים֙ לְמֹשֶׁ֔ה וּלְיִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל עַמּ֑וֹ כִּֽי־הוֹצִ֧יא יְהוָ֛ה אֶת־יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל מִמִּצְרָֽיִם׃
Yitro, imam Midian, mertua Musa, mendengar tentang segala yang telah dilakukan Allah bagi Musa dan bagi Israel, umat-Nya, yaitu bahwa Yang Mahakekal telah membawa Israel keluar dari Mesir.
Akeidat Yitzchak
Since the principal purpose of the belief in reward and punishment of a spiritual nature after death of the body, is to prevent man from spending too much of his time and effort in the pursuit of things of merely transient value, we will examine how the mitzvah of sukkah is designed to further our appreciation of these truths.