The Most Powerful Person, the Most Powerless Person - Parsha Shoftim - By Rabbi YY Jacobson

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[Music] good evening and welcome to all tonight's class the most powerful human being the most humble human being on the essence of royalty from a Jewish perspective is dedicated in honor of the birth of a son to Rea and raisi Schottenstein by their brother brother-in-law and sister-in-law David and EDA Schottenstein Mazel Tov tonight's class is also dedicated by Nash a Chabad of New Haven and the loving memory of a dear friend kaya Tamar Berta but Shabtai may her memory be a blessing to hamish Matata Rula butts Road ha ha so they tell the story about this Russian politician who addressed his constituents and he said my dear friends yesterday we stood at the edge of the abyss today we took a giant step forward they tell another anecdote of an AT&T salesman who comes to a home rings the bell the guy comes to the door yes and the AT&T salesman says you know I have this great new model to offer you I'm looking for the master of the home can I please speak to the master over the home and the guy tells them you know you came exactly at the right moment wait up here five minutes because this exact question is being decided in the kitchen right now tonight we explore the essence of leadership the meaning of leadership what does it take to be a leader what is royalty leadership responsibility from a Jewish perspective and we explore it via a fascinating episode in the Talmud the Gemara a seemingly simple episode demonstrates to us the essence of royalty open up your curriculum under the video to source number one massage the hairiest a forum at Aleph Talmud tractate areas page 10a the Talmud there

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