Moses has to teach Joshua an important lesson in this week’s portion. That if you want a future of the Jewish people then you have to prepare the future leaders to take their positions. Otherwise, there will be no next generation.
Tag: Future
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A Lesson in Leadership
פרשת וילך / ג’ בתשרי תשפ”ג
Moses’s last act before dying is to go to the different tribes and speak about the future. Considering that he was the greatest leader in the history of the Jews this is amazing. He did not spend time talking about his own accomplishments but about the bright future under Joshua.
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It’s All Up to You
פרשת ניצבים / כ”ז באלול תשפ”ב
A major message of the Torah is that we have free will. We can set our own agenda. If we want a good life, then we have to do the right thing.
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How To Be Remembered
פרשת במדבר / ד’ בסיון תשפ”ב – מ”ח בעומר
In the Book of Ruth we are introduced to a character known as Ploni Almoni, the Hebrew equivalent of John Doe. He is presented as a good man who does not want to marry Ruth. He has solid reasons not to, and he was wrong. Boaz could have used the same excuses but chose not to. That is why we remember Boaz and not Ploni Almoni.