Tag: jewish leaders

Leading a Nation of Individuals (Bamidbar 5779)

27th May 2019

Bamidbar begins with a census of the Israelites. That is why this book is known in English as Numbers. What is … Read more

13th August 2018

Our parsha talks about monarchy: “When you enter the land that the Lord your God is giving you, and have … Read more

21st August 2017

The contribution of Tanakh, the Hebrew Bible, to political thought is fundamental, but not well known. In this study I … Read more

10th July 2017

Knowing that he is about to die, Moses turns to God and asks him to appoint a successor: Moses said … Read more

16th January 2017

Moses’ second question to God at the burning bush was, Who are you? “So I will go to the Israelites … Read more

16th December 2013

This week’s parsha could be entitled “The birth of a leader.” We see Moses, adopted by Pharaoh’s daughter, growing up … Read more

3rd June 2013

The Korach rebellion was an unholy alliance of individuals and groups unhappy with Moses’ leadership. There was Korach himself, … Read more

14th June 2012

I was recently asked to write the foreword to a publication being produced by the Adam Science Foundation to mark … Read more