Parashat Yitro 5783
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A D’var Torah for Parashat Yitro
By Rabbi Greg Schindler (’09)
“She generally gave herself very good advice (although she very seldom followed it)”
Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll
How good are you at taking advice?
I know that I could use a lot of work in this department, especially when it comes to unsolicited advice. If someone starts a sentence with, “I think you should”, I often nod my head appreciatively… and tune out.
This seems to be a part of human nature. According to research, people generally start out with a personal bias towards their own opinions, and discount the advice of others.
Most of us feel like the Duchess in Alice: “If everybody minded their own business ..the world would go round a deal faster than it does.”
Perhaps to counteract this bias, our tradition is replete with advice about Read More >
