WELCOMING SHABBAT

Shabbat is more than a day of refraining from worldly activity.

When experienced to its spiritual fullest, its holiness enlightens all other days of the week.

We invite you to enhance your Shabbat with these words of Torah.

 

Yad on an open Torah Scroll

Looking Up (Beshallach)

Looking Up (Beshallach)

Sacks, Rabbi Lord Jonathan ZT"L
January 28, 2021

” ‘As long as Moses held his hands up, the Israelites prevailed, but when he let his hands down, the Amalekites prevailed. (Ex. 17:11)’

 

The Mishnah is clear. Neither the staff nor Moses’ upraised hands were performing a miracle. They were simply reminding the Israelites to look up to heaven and remember that God was with them. Their faith gave them the confidence and courage to win.

 

A fundamental principle of leadership is being taught here. A leader must empower the team. They cannot always do the work for the group; they must do it for themselves. But the leader must, at the same time, give them the absolute confidence that they can do it and succeed.”