Judging our Sages

What Exactly Was Moshe's Speech Impediment?

Mayor May Not

At the Shabbat Table

The cleaning lady who became the mayor of the town.

Royalty

A Second Look at Beit El

Is a Position Inherited?‏

Question #1: The inherited shofar “Our shul’s longstanding shofar blower passed on. Are we required to appoint his son, when we would prefer to appoint a different master blaster?” Question #2: I’d like a change! “Is there a halachic reason why, in some communities, people hold their appointments on shul and school boards forever, whereas, in other communities, these positions are constantly rotated?” Question #3: Long live the Rabbi! “When a rav passes on, does his son have a claim to the position?”

The “firing” Of Korach

Moshe And Aharon

Elections

A Jewish Democracy

How Are Leaders Produced?

Leaders must set up clear goals and press forward to fulfill them. We lack leaders because we do not have clear goals, and we do not have clear goals because we lack able leadership. We must work toward clarifying the foundations of our outlook.

The System of Appointing Kings

Parashat Vayishlach

Parashat Vayishlach

On Rabbis and Politics

Why do the Rabbis of today not stand up with strength and courage like the Maccabees, and lead the Jewish people in a religious reawakening and an all-out war with the Arab enemy? Shouldn't the spiritual leaders be the ones who lead the nation?

The Rabbis' Obligation to Speak Up

Is it even conceivable that Torah leaders be told not to voice their opinion on questions which effect so significantly the future of the nation? Not only are rabbis permitted to voice the opinion of the Torah, they are obligated.

The Great Framework

We are witness today, on the one hand, to a process of liberation from confining frameworks. On the other hand, we find a desire for a great leader. Concepts which appear at first sight to be paradoxical, are actually two sides to the same coin...

National Honor

The whole concept of Jewish national pride must be totally reconstructed. True, our Sages teach that a person should "flee from honor," but this is said in reference to personal honor. Israel's national honor must be staunchly protected.

Who is Entitled to be Called "Rav"?

A necessary requirement of every person who receives rabbinic ordination is to faithfully and selflessly continue the traditions that Moshe Rabbeinu started when he laid his hands upon his pupil Yehoshua Bin Nun.

The Makings of a Leader

The Command, Stark Contrast, Back to our Story, A Universal Expectation.