{"id":2041,"date":"2016-01-15T16:00:43","date_gmt":"2016-01-15T16:00:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jmoscow.com.masterhost.tech\/?p=2041"},"modified":"2016-02-08T16:03:34","modified_gmt":"2016-02-08T16:03:34","slug":"donald-hillary-you-me","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jewishmoscow.com\/?p=2041","title":{"rendered":"Donald, Hillary, You & Me…"},"content":{"rendered":"

Shabbat Candle Lighting Times for<\/em>
\n Moscow, Russia<\/em>
\n Friday, January 15th<\/strong><\/em>
\n Light Candles at 16:09<\/strong><\/em>
\n Shabbat, January 16th,<\/em>
\n Shabbat Ends 17:33<\/em>
\n Torah Portion:\u00a0Bo<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Donald, Hillary, You & Me…<\/strong><\/p>\n

Maybe it\u2019s our modern surround-sound news cycle. Maybe I\u2019m just getting older. For whatever reason, the election season is ringing hollow. Many people seem to be craving an \u2018outsider\u2019; I think it\u2019s because we\u2019re looking for genuine leadership, not just for people who aspire to the leadership mantle.
\nWhether it\u2019s difficult-to-trust bureaucrats, or power-hungry opportunists, something about our leadership culture isn\u2019t floating our boats.<\/p>\n

So let\u2019s take a Kabbalistic look at leadership. Exploring the world at its spiritual core, Jewish spirituality shines light on the energy of authority and command \u2013 \u2018Royalty\u2019 in Kabbalistic language \u2013 as experienced within each of us, within society and within the Divine. The skill of leadership, we\u2019re told, \u201chas nothing of her own\u201d. Leadership is likened to the moon, which only reflects the rays it receives from the sun. It has \u201cnothing of her own\u201d light.<\/p>\n

At first blush, the runs counter to our thought of leadership. Leaders are the sun. They take up a lot of space. We, the people, would seem to be the moon.<\/p>\n

In fact, leadership means making real space for others\u2019 feelings and opinions. It means giving authentic, whole-hearted attention to people\u2019s capabilities, needs and feedback. We\u2019re told that \u201cthere is no King without a nation\u201d. The leader ascends in response to people\u2019s needs, not in search on people to lead.<\/p>\n

While a leader doesn\u2019t follow the crowd, leadership means genuinely hearing the people. And if the leader sees the need to take an alternate path, the leader speaks their language to explain the decision. We can call this the \u2018outside-in\u2019 dimension to leadership, where the leadership is in response to external stimuli.<\/p>\n

The same dynamic applies within the leader\u2019s psyche. Called to lead, the genuine leader searches inside to find the tools to help people, or a situation. One\u2019s leadership muscle isn\u2019t about holding a position of authority, or having license to direct others. Leadership is a skill that allows the leader to funnel internal talents to help others.<\/p>\n

The true leader understands that G-d gives us talents and strengths for a purpose. We\u2019re born to make the world a better place, to help others. It\u2019s about empathy, not ego. The authentic leader has \u201cnothing of her own.\u201d<\/p>\n

Whether we\u2019re influencing our family, friends or the body politic, we\u2019re all born to be leaders.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s a humbling responsibility. But it\u2019s the way to lead a purposeful life.<\/p>\n

Shabbat Shalom!<\/em><\/strong>
\nRabbi Yanky Klein<\/em><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

This email is In Loving memory of my dear father<\/em>
\n R’ Yerachmiel Binyamin <\/strong>Halevi ben R, Menachem\u00a0 Klein<\/strong> OBM<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Shabbat Candle Lighting Times for Moscow, Russia Friday, January 15th Light Candles at 16:09 Shabbat, January 16th, Shabbat Ends 17:33 Torah Portion:\u00a0Bo   Donald, Hillary, You & Me… Maybe it\u2019s our modern surround-sound news cycle. Maybe I\u2019m just getting older. For whatever reason, the election season is ringing hollow. Many people seem to be craving …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2096,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[172],"tags":[],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/jewishmoscow.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2041"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/jewishmoscow.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/jewishmoscow.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jewishmoscow.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jewishmoscow.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2041"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/jewishmoscow.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2041\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2042,"href":"https:\/\/jewishmoscow.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2041\/revisions\/2042"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jewishmoscow.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/2096"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/jewishmoscow.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2041"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jewishmoscow.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2041"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jewishmoscow.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2041"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}