Day 49: The Torah
Malchut in Malchut, Leadership in Leadership
Of course our final book is the one that earned us the name "the People of the Book." The Torah is a profound guide to the complexities of leadership. There are explicit instructions, such as the "dos" and "don'ts" of the Ten Commandments. And then there are the lessons we can draw from the detailed lives of the individuals throughout the text. How to welcome the stranger like Abraham and Sarah, while also treating those in our household with respect. How to be more humble than Joseph, but maintain his cool head under pressure. How to overcome a "slow tongue" to speak truth to power, like Moses.
For all their great accomplishments, our leaders are also shown to have flaws. No one is perfect and the Torah doesn't pretend otherwise. We're not given superheroes; we are given people in all their complexity. The Torah doesn’t just tell us what to do; it shows us how to be. It challenges us to rise to the occasion, not to dwell on our missteps, but to use them as opportunities to grow. And it reminds us that leadership is not about being perfect, but about being faithful to ourselves, our values, and our communities.
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