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Weekly Torah portion

Climbing the leadership ladder one experience at a time

In this week’s Torah portion, Joshua evolves from battlefield commander to national leader, learning from Moses that true leadership means making room for competing voices

Michael Eisenberg | 06.05.26

The one word that can bring down organizations

In this week's Torah portion, Moses sends spies to gather facts about the land, but their report becomes interpretation, offering a management lesson on how leaders lose clarity when information arrives already shaped by conclusions

Ziv Elul | 06.04.26

The painting 'Israelites Crossing the Jordan Carrying the Ark of the Covenant' by Raphaelin 1500, which hangs in the Vatican

Torah portion Beha'alotecha: from 'who are we' to 'where are we going'

The weekly Torah portion explores the tension between identity and mission, warning that values racing ahead without the people can leave a nation adrift, longing for the past instead of moving forward

Michael Eisenberg | 05.31.26

The manager who fears talent is mostly a danger to himself

A manager’s true test is not being the smartest person in the room, but empowering others to grow; strong leaders embrace challenging talent and ideas, while weak leaders reward conformity and control

Ziv Elul | 05.28.26

Nachshon’s lesson for Shavuot: lead before the sea splits

From the Book of Numbers to Ruth and King David, Nachshon’s legacy shows that holiness and leadership belong to those who take responsibility, act with courage and move the nation forward

Michael Eisenberg | 05.21.26

Not just on Shavuot night: why organizations lose their soul after they succeed

Is corporate culture measured at peak moments, or in the small decisions made when pressure rises?

Ziv Elul | 05.20.26

Nachshon Ben Amidav jumps first into the Red Sea

Parashat Bamidbar: What Nachshon teaches about faith, action and national responsibility

Nachshon’s leap into the sea offers a model of Jewish leadership rooted in courage, initiative and shared national responsibility; Just as Moses' prayers did not part the sea until Nachshon moved, today’s stormy 'sea' requires the initiative of our leaders

Michael Eisenberg | 05.15.26

When an organization loses its center

Do companies collapse because of competition, or at the moment they forget what they were actually built around?

Ziv Elul | 05.14.26

Good, evil and substitution: the Torah’s ancient warning for an AI age

Behar-Bechukotai’s ban on substituting consecrated animals becomes a lesson on self-deception, moral clarity and the danger of letting AI justify human choices

Michael Eisenberg | 05.08.26

The modern sabbatical year: why organizations must know when to stop

Is a company measured by how much it produces, or by its ability to stop in time and not lose itself?

Ziv Elul | 05.07.26

Parashat Emor: Citizen, stranger, and ambassador in the Torah’s model for a moral society

In Parashat Emor, an act of blasphemy sparks a deeper question of belonging, revealing why the Torah binds citizen and stranger together and what it truly means to share a moral and national covenant

Michael Eisenberg | 05.01.26

When success itself becomes a management risk

Do organizations fall more often because they fail, or because they stop asking what their success is for?

Ziv Elul | 04.30.26

'High Priest Offering a Sacrifice of a Goat' (illustration from Henry Davenport Northrop's 1894 'Treasures of the Bible')

Weekly Torah portion: 'Do not eat over the blood'

Acharei Mot–Kedoshim: The word 'blood' appears 31 times across 21 different verses in this week's Torah portion; in it, a set of norms is constructed for the establishment of a model society and a human civilization that is not predatory

Michael Eisenberg | 04.24.26

When the mistake is in the mind but the problem is in the heart: business insights from the weekly Torah portion

Acharei Mot and Kedoshim: Not every failure in an organization can be fixed with another presentation; Some problems require a deeper shift

Ziv Elul | 04.23.26

חזרה לטקס קורבן פסח שקיימו נאמני הר הבית ופעילי בית המקדש

Hollow authority: Biblical warning for modern leadership

Torah Portion Tazria-Metzora: The transformation of the Kohen from expert to mouthpiece highlights a timeless danger - leaders who lack knowledge or connection to the public risk losing legitimacy, as real influence shifts to others

Michael Eisenberg | 04.17.26