“If you want to leave your Egypt and get to your Promised Land, you have to be willing to traverse wilderness.” -Rabbi Steven Kushner It occurred to me a few days ago that the Torah (Old Testament, Bible,…) is a broad sweeping story arc. There are four places of major consequence – the Garden of […]
Servant Leadership Lessons from Jethro and Moses
“The Torah portion for this week, Yitro, teaches us that we must look beyond the superficial qualities when it comes to choosing a good leader. It helps us understand that there are certain criteria for leadership that transcend political, ethnic, and socioeconomic boundaries.” Thus begins a dvar Torah on parsha Yitro by Rabbi Sharon L. Sobol. Yitro […]
From Failure comes Success
Michael Smerconish recently gave the commencement address at the Klein College of Media and Communications at Temple University. He spoke about rejection and failure and passed on to the graduates the lessons he learned from them. Failure and Rejection A person of diverse skills and talents, Mr. Smerconish’s talk pointed not to his successes but […]
Shift Towards Collaborative Leadership
Vayeira – The Education Of Abraham
Lots (literally) in this Torah portion. The message gifted to me by Rabbi Carla Freedman was “…that goodness must reach a critical mass in order to offset the evil around it.” Critical mass – the minimum size or amount of something needed required to maintain or start a venture. How does it feel to be […]