Rabbi Minkowicz Weekly Torah Lesson Parsha VEZOT HABRACHA

it's time for Rabbi minkowitz weekly Torah 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 p the question of the week is what is the quality of a Jewish leader so in this week's Torah portion which we actually read on Tor in honor of the last day of sukot and we begin reading so he read the end of which is the beginning of all five books of Moses so the Torah finishes off by a verse that says as follows all the great hand that moso did in front of the whole Jewish people and the question is what is this great hand that mosh did in front of the Jewish people so the commentaries tell us that mosenu when the Jewish people sinned with the golden calf so God was upset he wanted to destroy the Jewish people so M was smart what did he do he went ahead and broke the tablets Why by breaking the tablets now they're not married spiritually to God and therefore they didn't do anything wrong and this is how they he saved MOS to save the Jewish people so the Reb asked a simple question there's many other qualities mosu had took us out of Egypt he spoke to God he went up to the mountain to God many other powerful Things That Go MOS did all throughout the Torah for the Jewish people why is this singled out as the most powerful quality of mosh Reno and Derby explains a phenomenal Insight MOS we know who was mosenu he went up to God he received the Torah from God he transmitted the Torah to the Jewish people he taught the Torah so his life was Torah that's what got him excited and that's who he was that was his real quality but on the other hand he had another quality a responsibility and quality and that was he was a faithful Shepherd a faithful leader of the Jewish people in other words he was there to protect the Jewish people and lead them and Inspire them to do good and if they obviously didn't do good to transform them they should do repent and so on and so forth to always be in a great place here moso has a struggle what's the struggle the Jewish people sinned so on one hand they sinned but on the other hand if they sinned it's his concern and his responsibility so his main goal now is how do I protect the people he goes oh my gosh I have a way I can protect them but how will I protect them I might have to give up something which is precious to me the Torah which is press to me I might have to break it I'm giving up something which I like and something that I enjoy but what am I gaining I'm gaining that I'm saving the Jewish people so moshu went ahead and sacrifice something which was very very precious and dear to him to save the Jewish people who is responsible as a leader so here the rebbi explains this is the real power of a Jewish leader a Jewish leader is willing to give up something of importance to him and really important what could be more important to mosha in the Torah to for the sake of the of the Jewish people so the answer the question what is the quality of a Jewish leader the quality of a Jewish leader is someone that's willing to sacrifice something that is really really important and beneficial to him for the sake of the people that he's taken care of this week's Torah lesson is dedicated to the memory of Bor B AR and schlomo B Ys May their souls be elevated by the Torah we're studying in their memory thanks so much for joining us for our weekly Torah lesson for more information about kabad please visit our website n