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Chain of Tradition
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The Chain Of Tradition
The question of rabbinic authority, explaining through the Sedra's command to appoint judges and obey them that the chain of Torah authority extends unbroken from Sinai to the present. The history of...
From Moses To Moses
On the yahrzeit of the Rambam (Maimonides) and uses the figure of Moses as a model of Jewish leadership, tracing the chain of leaders from Moses through Joshua, the Prophets, and onward to Maimonides...
Inspiration And Organisation
On two kinds of leadership: spiritual inspiration and practical organisation, examining Moses's request that G-d appoint a successor. Joshua's ordination through Semicha is traced as the origin of...