# Yitro | The Torah of the Night Before Sinai

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Podcast: [Even Shlomo - Rav Shlomo Carlebach zt"l on the Weekly Parsha](https://stenobird.com/podcast/even-shlomo-rav-shlomo-carlebach-zt-l-on-the-weekly-parsha-7325899)
Published: 2026-02-04T09:27:43+00:00
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Rav Shlomo Katz and the chevra of Shirat David learn the shocking Midrash from Parshat Yitro that says Am Yisrael were sleeping the night before receiving the Torah. But Reb Shlomo Carlebach reveals something much deeper: it wasn’t laziness. It was small anava . The feeling of “Who am I to stand by Har Sinai?” And Moshe Rabbeinu comes tent-to-tent with one last message before Torah can be given: If you still see yourself as limited — if you’re still living inside “Beit Avadim,” the mindset of measuring and calculating what you think you’re capable of — don’t bother coming to Sinai. Freedom isn’t “I do what I want.” Freedom is: I stop measuring. I stop disqualifying myself. I learn to believe that if Hashem is asking it from me, He believes in me. This is the Torah of the night before Sinai: the moment we become people who can say Naaseh v’Nishma — not because we’re naïve, but because we’re finally free. ---------- For more Shuirim and Music from Rav Shlomo Katz, visit: https://ravshlomokatz.com Join Rav Shlomo Katz's WhatsApp Community: https://chat.whatsapp.com/KHKOhhPaeHx5Kb74WL9L9a?mode=ems_copy_t Chapters 00:00 Opening + sponsorships / setting the tone 02:40 Introducing Today’s Powerful Parshas Yisro Lesson 06:28 Analyzing the Key Word “Vayotze” in the Pasuk 08:40 Moshe’s Personal Mission: Visiting Every Tent 09:50 Alexander Rebbe on Becoming Moshe’s Students 13:04 Moshe’s First Argument with God over Leadership 16:16 Why Moshe No Longer Argues at Sinai 18:13 Identifying the First Sign of a Slave 23:05 Defining True Freedom versus Slavery 26:29 Doing It Even When You Doubt Your Ability 27:46 Marriage Prep: Overthinking Before the Commitment 29:33 From Beit Avadim to Freedom: First Pasuk Insight 30:58 Naaseh V’Nishma: Commitment Without… 34:34 Moshe’s Speech Impedim…

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