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Covenant & Conversation — Nitzavim-Vayelech 5784

Выпуск: Covenant & Conversation — Nitzavim-Vayelech 5784. Темы: family_education, health_mind, parsha_commentary. Поисковые термины: воспитание, дети, семья, chinuch, family, חינוך, ילדים, משפחה, здоровье, психология, стресс, health, mental, בריאות, נפש, недельная глава, парша, parsha, פרשה, פרשת השבוע. This is what Moses says: advice.” However, the Holy One blessed “Be strong and courageous, for you be He said to Joshua, “For you will bring must go with this people into the land that the Israelites into the land I promised the Lord swore to their ancestors to give them” – meaning, “Bring them even them, and you must divide it among them against their will. Moses uses the verb tavo, “go Now this is a strange comment from Rashi, with.” God uses the verb tavi, “bring.” It is the considering what we learned elsewhere about slightest of nuances, but Rashi tells us the the leadership styles, respectively, of God and words are worlds apart in their signi cance. In order for them to grow, avoid their resentment at not being consulted Joshua would have to engage in participative on so fateful a decision, and to show us – the leadership, encouraging diverse views and readers – the fundamental truth that greatness listening to them, even if that meant going goes hand in hand with humility. Always act 1 For a deeper discussion on Moses’ actions at Kadesh and how the people’s need for a leader was evolving, see Covenant & Conversation essay on Chukat, ‘Why was Moses not destined to enter the land?’ https://rabbisacks.org/covenant-conversation/ chukat/why-was-moses-not-destined-to-enter-the-land/. 1 Nitzavim-Vayelech fi fi ff fi ff fi ff the words of God immediately prior to the and beat them over the head.” Is that not creation of humanity: “Let Us make man in our guratively what Moses did at Kadesh, when he image after our likeness” (Gen. For an interactive, multi-generational study, check out the full edition at www.RabbiSacks.org/covenant-conversation-family-edition/nitzavim/leadership-consensus-or-command/ Leadership: Consensus or Command? 31:7 generation, not two.” And this is what God says: Rashi on Deuteronomy 31:7 “Be strong and courageous, for you Moses advises his successor to lead by will bring the Israelites into the land I consultation and consensus. An extraordinary couple who have moved me beyond measure by the example of their lives.” — Rabbi Sacks This

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Covenant & Conversation

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26 сентября 2024 г.

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Темы: family_education, health_mind, parsha_commentary