How Perfect were the Matriarchs and Patriarchs? (Lech Lecha)
In an extraordinary series of observations on this week’s parsha, Ramban (Nahmanides, 1194 – 1270) delivers harsh criticisms of Abraham … Read more
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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
The Politics of Envy (Naso 5781)
Rabbi Sacks zt’’l had prepared a full year of Covenant & Conversation for 5781, based on his book Lessons in Leadership. … Read more
Things Judaism Has Taught Me About Life
English Wisdom is free, yet it is also the most expensive thing there is, for we tend acquire it through … Read more
The Most Personal of Festivals
(an extract from the Koren Sacks Yom Kippur Mahzor) The day is intense. The process of preparation and prayer began … Read more
The Greatness of Humility (Shoftim 5776)
At a dinner to celebrate the work of a communal leader, the guest speaker paid tribute to his many qualities: … Read more
What Makes God Laugh (Balak 5776)
There is an old saying that what makes God laugh is seeing our plans for the future.[1] However, if Tanakh … Read more
From Despair to Hope (Beha’alotecha 5776)
There have been times when one passage in today’s parsha was for me little less than life-saving. No leadership position … Read more
From Pain to Humility (Behaalotcha 5775)
David Brooks, in his new best seller, The Road to Character,[1] draws a sharp distinction between what he calls the … Read more
Ekev (5773) – Greatness and Humility
A sequence of verses in this week’s sedra gave rise to a beautiful Talmudic passage – one that has found … Read more
