It's Not About You
Parashat Beha'alotekha

Shai Held

From the story of Eldad and Meidad in this week's parashah, and its rabbinic commentaries, we learn a tremendous amount about leadership, humility, and the crucial relationship between them. Here, there are four leaders, all of whom care far more deeply about the goal of serving God than they do about the seductions of power, glory, or ego-affirmation. Moses, Joshua, Eldad and Meidad all internalize the simple but profound turth: It's not about you.

It's Not About You
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