…perfect righteousness. It is the ability to admit mistakes, to learn from them and grow from them… A leader is one who, though he may stumble and fall, arises more honest, humble, and courageous than he was before. Vayigash: The Unexpected Leader This willingness to let events work themselves out in accordance with providence, this understanding that we are at…
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…Work, Yeshiva University. She also holds the position of Associate Director of Field Instruction there. She is interested in conversations at the intersection between Jewish identity and diversity. Sarah is Rebbetzin at Lincoln Square Synagogue, New York. < Back to The Sacks Scholars More from Sarah Robinson Reframing: Covenant & Conversation Family Edition for Vayigash featuring Rebbetzin Sarah Hass Robinson…
Koren Publishers have launched a new Magerman edition of the Koren Tanach featuring, for the first time, the complete translation of Chumash by Rabbi Sacks zt”l. You can order your copy here and view the opening pages below. Peek Inside…
Leaders make mistakes. That is an occupational hazard of the role. Managers follow the rules, but leaders find themselves in situations for which there are no rules….
Abraham did love Isaac. Isaac did bless Jacob a second time, this time knowing he was Jacob. Jacob did love Joseph. And transcending all these human loves is divine love, rescuing us from feelings of rejection, and redeeming the human condition from tragedy….
It is by telling stories that we make sense of our lives and the life of our people. And it is by allowing the present to reshape our understanding of the past that we redeem history and make it live as a positive force in our lives….
I believe that the way we write the next chapter in our lives affects all the others that have come before. By action in the future, we can redeem much of the pain of the past….