Leadership and Loyalty (Balak 5781)
Is leadership a set of skills, the ability to summon and command power? Or does it have an essentially moral … Read more
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Miriam, Moses’ Friend (Chukat 5781)
It is one of the great mysteries of the Torah. Arriving at Kadesh the people find themselves without water. They … Read more
Overcoming Setbacks (Vaera 5781)
Rabbi Sacks zt’’l had prepared a full year of Covenant & Conversation for 5781, based on his book Lessons in Leadership. … Read more
Women as Leaders (Shemot 5781)
Rabbi Sacks zt’’l had prepared a full year of Covenant & Conversation for 5781, based on his book Lessons in Leadership. … Read more
The Future of the Past (Vayigash 5780)
Download the accompanying Family Edition here! In our parsha, Joseph does something unusual. Revealing himself to his brothers, … Read more
Joseph and the Risks of Power (Mikketz 5780)
Download the accompanying Family Edition here! Mikketz represents the most sudden and radical transformation in the Torah. Joseph, … Read more
The Angel who did not know he was an Angel (Vayeshev 5780)
Pictured above: 1: Eddie Jacobson (left), with his friend, former President Harry S. Truman 2: Dorothy de Rothschild speaking at … Read more
No Longer Shall You Be Called Jacob (Vayishlach 5780)
Download the accompanying Family Edition here! One fact about this week’s parsha has long perplexed the commentators. After his … Read more
Laban the Aramean (Vayetse 5780)
Download the accompanying Family Edition here! The events narrated in this week’s parsha – Jacob’s flight to Laban, his … Read more
Isaac and Esau (Toldot 5780)
Download the accompanying Family Edition here! It’s a haunting question. Why did Isaac love Esau? The verse says so explicitly: … Read more
