OU TORAH YU TORAH and NAALEH.COM Riveting Reminders By Shira Smiles

Summary by Channie Koplowitz Stein After all the miracles Hashem wrought for Bnei Yisroel in Egypt and after Hashem split the Sea to save Bnei Yisroel and drown the Egyptians, Yitro, Moshe’s father-in-law, hears of all these wonders, internalizes them, and goes to join up with Bnei Yisroel. He brings Moshe’s wife and two sons to reunite with Moshe. The Torah here mentions the names of the sons and again explains the reasoning behind each name: “The name of one was Gershom, for he had said, ‘I was a stranger in a strange land,’ and the name of one was Eliezer, for ‘the God of my father came to my aid and He saved me from the sword of Pharaoh.’ ”