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He often said that: ‘good leaders create followers, great leaders create leaders.’. 8) Every moment is an opportunity for leadership. Rabbi Sacks argued that ‘we are all called on to be leaders within our sphere of influence, be it the family, the community, at work, among colleagues, or in play among teammates.’.
Seven Principles of Jewish Leadership in the sources. 1. Leadership is Service. Bamidbar 12:3. Devarim 17:18-20. Devarim 34:5. Rambam, Mishneh Torah, Laws of Kings and Wars, 2:6. The most famous buildings in the ancient world were the Mesopotamian ziggurats and Egyptian pyramids.
Learning and Leadership. “Though few of us are destined to be Kings, Presidents or Prime Ministers, there is a general principle at stake. Leaders learn. They read. They study. They take time to familiarise themselves with the world of ideas. Only thus do they gain the perspective to be able to see further and clearer than others.
Quotes. Education as the Conversation. “To defend a country you need an army. But to defend a civilisation you need schools. You need education as the conversation between the generations.”. The Power of Ideas, p. 207.
- On how to educate a child: “Education means teaching a child to be curious, to wonder, to reflect, to enquire. The child who asks becomes a partner in the learning process, an active recipient.
- On the role of a teacher: “Teachers open our eyes to the world. They give us curiosity and confidence. They teach us to ask questions. They connect us to our past and future.
- On the importance of schools: “I received an invitation to lunch with the Prime Minister. At the same time I received an invitation to take part in the opening ceremony of a new Jewish school in London.
- On Jewish education: “To defend a country, you need an army. But to defend an identity, you need a school. Judaism is the religion of the book, not the sword.”
Eliezer is Abraham’s servant, not his heir. Joseph is Jacob’s son, not an Egyptian of loose morals. Moses is a prophet, not a priest. To say yes to who we are, we have to have the courage to say no to who we are not. Pain”. ― Jonathan Sacks, Lessons in Leadership: A Weekly Reading of the Jewish Bible.
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