Posts Tagged: jonathan sacks
Judaism is a Religion of Men, Not Kings
"You have gone too far! The whole community are holy, every one of them, and the Lord is with them. Why then do you set...
The Power of Believing in Yourself
It was perhaps the single greatest collective failure of leadership in the Torah. Ten of the spies whom Moses had sent to spy out the...
20 Years After Rebbe’s Death, Jewish Movements Increasingly Emulate Chabad
JNS.org - Many questions surrounded the future of the Chabad-Lubavitch branch of Hasidism after the death of its seventh and final leader—"the Rebbe," Rabbi...
Why Leaders Should Seek Influence, Not Power
There is a lovely moment in this week's parsha that shows Moses at the height of his generosity as a leader. It comes after one...
Avoiding the Politics of Envy
Few things in the Torah are more revolutionary than its conception of leadership. Ancient societies were hierarchical. The masses were poor and prone to hunger and...
The Jewish Nation of Individuals
The book of Bamidbar begins with a census of the Israelites. That is why it is known in English as Numbers. What is the significance of...
The Power of Kindness and Caring
In Bechukotai, in the midst of one of the most searing curses ever to have been uttered to a nation by way of warning, the...
Judaism Teaches Long-Term Thinking
In last week's parsha and this there are two quite similar commands, both of which have to do with counting time. Last week we read...
Leaders Must Not be Afraid of Greatness
Embedded in this week's parsha are two of the most fundamental commands of Judaism - commands that touch on the very nature of Jewish identity. Do...
The Difference Between a Sprint and Marathon
It was a unique, unrepeatable moment of leadership at its highest height. For forty days Moses had been communing with God, receiving from him the...
The Art of Praising Others
The sages were eloquent on the subject of lashon hara, evil speech, the sin they took to be the cause of tsara'at, the subject of this week's...
The High Price of Free Speech
Hannah Smith was a fourteen-year-old schoolgirl living in Lutterworth, Leicestershire. Bright and outgoing, she enjoyed an active social life and seemed to have an exciting...
Reticence vs. Impetuosity
It should have been a day of joy. The Israelites had completed the mishkan, the sanctuary. For seven days Moses had made preparations for its consecration. Now...
Leaders Must Be Honest, Above All to Themselves
The great leaders know their own limits. They do not try to do it all themselves. They build teams. They create space for people who...
