By Adam Eliyahu Berkowitz When I rode a motorcycle in New York, I used to hang out at bars that catered to a very rough crowd. It amazed me that biker gangs made no attempt to hide their identity and affiliations. They wore their ‘colors’...
The Ideal Quality in a Leader… Arranging Benches?
By Adam Eliyahu Berkowitz The world is going through a crisis in leadership. So many countries are struggling with essential issues. Israel is about to go to the polls for the fifth time in three years. Great Britain just lost Queen...
Joshua or Caleb: What Makes an Exceptional Leader?
Eeny, meeny, miny, mo... How do YOU choose when you have a decision to make? Do you flip a coin? Sometimes it is hard to make trivial decisions. What about really important ones, like who will lead the Jews into the Promised Land? Twelve...
What is so bad about slandering a land?
Imagine you walk into a room full of people and as soon as you step in, everybody stops talking and looks directly at you. How does that make you feel, knowing that they were obviously talking about you, saying things they knew you...
How to Overcome the Tyranny of the Majority
Have you ever stood alone, finding yourself in the minority, uncomfortable with the positions and beliefs of those around you? For most of the Jewish people’s history, this has been the status quo. Guided by the Torah, they usually found...
The Land of Israel, for the People of Israel, according to the Torah of Israel
After the Children of Israel defeated the city of Ai, the Book of Joshua records the ceremony that took place at Mount Gerizim and Mount Ebal. They were commanded to perform this ceremony by Moses before his death (Deuteronomy 27) as part...
Why it is so important to study the Book of Joshua
The Book of Joshua is the first of the eight books of the Prophets. Joshua took over as the leader of the Children of Israel after his faithful teacher and master, Moses, passed away. While Moses led the people out of Egypt, through the...