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it's time for rabbi minkowitz weekly
tour lesson a place where life's most
difficult questions are answered here
with his spiritual perspective and
insight rabbi minkowitz welcome to this
week's torah lesson this week's torah
portion is partial siestroy the question
of the week is how can we all be leaders
so in this week's torah portion parshas
israeli
the obvious question is asked
in this torah portion of israel
we have the ten commandments that the
jewish people receive at mount sinai
so one would think
the name of the torah portion would be
called ten commandments
a god revealing himself
what is the name of the torah portion
total other
spectrum
the name of who moses father-in-law
isro jethro
what's the message what's the connection
so the rebbe explains a fascinating
insight and that is as follows
god gave us the torah god himself gave
came to mount sinai as it says in this
week's torah from apostasy israeli and
he gave us the ten commandments
that's an overwhelming experience
what would happen to each and every one
of us
whoa it's god's torah we would sit and
tremble as we study it
and as we do with respect
however would not allow us to be a
thinker and a leader and be innovative
so god took
israel
who came to the jewish people
and when he saw
moses
dealing with all the new laws and he
realized oh my gosh it's not working so
he instituted the
delegation
abilities and he trained him how to be a
delegator
and matter of fact gistro got his name
isro
from the fact that he
initiated the concept of delegation
and israel became his new name because
he added something new to the jewish
people and now he had something new to
the jewish people he actually actually
he actually added an extra portion
section in the torah and that's where
his name yesterday comes from because
yesterday means from adding so he added
to the jewish people and he added to the
torah but god specifically chose to use
that name
that was given to him for adding to the
jewish people adding to the torah as the
name of the torah portion where the ten
commandments are in why
to teach us
that we god wants us to be leaders when
it comes to studying torah
thinking about the torah innovative
ideas of comprehending and understanding
torah and that is why till today there's
hundreds and thousands of commentaries
on the torah because god wants each and
every one of us to be a israel to be
someone that adds
insight and leadership qualities and
ideas into the torah will
affect us in our lives
so to answer the question how can we
each be a leader
study torah
think about it become come up with a
novel new idea which is on one hand
consistent with the torah's message but
add a fleer add a new concept a new
insight and then you can be a leader
just like israel and all the hundreds
and thousands of jews that have been
leaders all throughout jewish history
this week's torah lesson is dedicated to
the memory of baruch bernard
may his soul be elevated for the torah
that we're studying in his memory thanks
so much for joining us for our weekly
torah lesson please join us for live
classes here at khabad thursday hannah
gives a parsha class from 11 to 12
thursday evening we have a parasha class
based on kabbalah based on the teachings
of the rizal at seven o'clock in shabbat
morning we have a kabbalah class based
on the teachings of the rebbe 9 a.m
followed by services followed by a
kiddish and a fabrian shabu tov and have
a great week
