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The First Commandment Revisited (Parashat Yitro)

January 26, 2008 | By Rabbi Seth Goren

Media Type(s): Torah Commentary

Textual Source: Exodus

Torah Portion: Yitro

This resource is part of the Torah Queeries collection.

The author describes the event of the giving of the Ten Commandments and explains that the first commandment actually occurs at the beginning of the Torah: “be fruitful and multiple.” He explores the common push in Jewish communities for people to have children, arguing that this can be alienating for LGBT Jews.

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