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Weekly Torah portion: Parashat Vayikra on awareness or lack thereof
A new reading of Parashat Vayikra links sin offerings to leadership, responsibility and real-world consequences
Michael Eisenberg | 03.20.26
The Sabbath was meant to create empty space to step away from daily activity and engage in reflection, learning and personal development
Leadership and the empty calendar: Do managers really need to be busy all the time?
Torah portion Vayakhel teaches us that a person who does not know how to use free time to revive their spirit is, in effect, extinguishing themselves; Leadership does not begin when the calendar is full, but when there is finally space in it to think
Ziv Elul | 03.12.26
חטא עגל הזהב
The Golden Calf wasn’t about idolatry—it was a leadership crisis
Parashat Ki Tisa reveals a deeper drama: the Israelites didn’t just lose faith in God—they misunderstood Moses; was he a prophet giving instructions, or a leader building a moral system meant to guide a nation even in uncertainty?
Michael Eisenberg | 03.06.26
דגם של בית המקדש, בתוך דגם ירושלים בסוף ימי בית שני
Stamped for the future: what the High Priest’s garments teach about identity and AI
From sunken tribal engravings to the raised 'Holy to Hashem' on the Tzitz, Parashat Tetzaveh offers a model of responsibility, individuality and purpose — and a surprising lens on artificial intelligence and human uniqueness
Michael Eisenberg | 02.27.26
Choshen Torah portion
A managerial ‘breastplate’ (Choshen): a splendor of difference
Torah portion of portion of Tetzaveh explains why a truly outstanding team cannot be made only of stars  
Ziv Elul | 02.26.26
נוף המדבר בקרבת ערד. מה שרואים בסיור בשטח
Parshat Terumah: from servitude to creative contribution
This week's Torah portion recounts how Exodus traces a fundamental shift in the concept of labor: the transformation of labor from the curse of servitude into the dignity of meaningful creation
Michael Eisenberg | 02.20.26
עיט שמש
Spreading wings without losing ground
In this week's Torah portion, Terumah, the ancient wisdom from the 'cherubim' reveals the tension between ambition and grounded leadership; true growth demands bold vision balanced with structural limits and disciplined execution; sustainable success comes not from how high organizations rise but from the stability that keeps them grounded
Ziv Elul | 02.19.26
Almost every executive can recall a single decision that turned out to be wrong
To err is human; a pattern is a choice
In this week's Torah portion, Mishpatim, a repeated wrongdoing carries multiplied consequences; the same principle applies to leadership: organizations rarely collapse from one mistake, but from the failure to stop a pattern in time
Ziv Elul | 02.12.26
'Moses asks permission to leave Jethro,' painting by Jan Victors from about 1635
Parashat Yitro: why hearing, not seeing, is the heart of Jewish faith
This week's Torah portion recounts how Jethro, Moses’ father-in-law and priest of Midian, hears of God's miracles and journeys to the wilderness to meet the Israelites, where he acknowledges God's greatness and joins the nation
MIchael Eisenberg | 02.06.26
רס"ל רן גואילי
The return of Ran Gvili as the echo of Yosef: A Jewish story of national responsibility and hope
In the midst of the Exodus, Moses set everything aside to retrieve Joseph’s bones; like Ran, a hero of Israel, Joseph was first to go down and last to leave, and the immense effort to bring him to burial is part of the Jewish story
Rabbi David Stav | 01.30.26
Parashat Beshalach: leadership with a question mark
The Israelites believed after the plagues, but doubt in Moses grew until the splitting of the Sea of Reeds revealed a clear plan and restored trust in his leadership
Michael Eisenberg | 01.30.26
'Departure of the Israelites', oil on canvas by David Roberts(1829)
Torah portion of the week, Bo: historic movements and meanings for the future
By editing future-oriented laws into the middle of the account of the chaotic night of the Exodus, the Torah is emphasizing that the it was not merely a historical liberation from slavery, but the shaping of a new national identity 
Michael Eisenberg | 01.23.26
What if freedom means controlling time, not just escaping chains?
Torah Portion Bo: In a world run by deadlines and habits, an ancient insight challenges how we define freedom, suggesting it starts not with geography or power, but with the ability to choose when and how a new chapter begins
Ziv Elul | 01.22.26
מנהל מביט לאופק
Why smart managers fall precisely because they insist | Insight from weekly Torah portion
Opinion: Managers are judged by rational tools such as data, models and execution discipline, yet history and philosophy warn that there comes a point when reason itself no longer solves the problem but becomes part of it
Ziv Elul | 01.15.26
Moses Speaks to Pharaoh by James Tissot at the Jewish Museum, New York
'Let my people go': An introduction to freedom and international politics
Weekly Torah portion Va'era
Michael Eisenberg | 01.15.26
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