5779 — Shelach: Calev and Joshua, Two Models of Leadership

Introduction

Our parsha this week deals with leadership, as 10 spies manage to sway an entire nation to reject the Promised land. Two individuals stand against the crowd. But the two are not identical. Calev and Yehoshua are very different people. We will study these tow leaders and propose that whatever your leadership qualities, you can always exert influence over those around you.

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Credits
Rabbi Alex Israel – Faculty Host
Larry Kluger – Creative Consultant
Arlene Harel – Production Coordinator
Adam Titcher – Executive Producer

Alex Israel

Rabbi Alex Israel teaches Bible at Pardes. Born and raised in London, he holds degrees from London School of Economics, the Institute of Education London and Bar-Ilan University. Alex studied at Yeshivat Har Etzion under Rav Aharon Lichtenstein and Rav Yehudah Amital, and gained Rabbinic ordination from the Israeli Rabbinate.

Alex has taught for twenty years in many top Jerusalem Yeshivot and Midrashot. He is also a volunteer for Tzohar, a group that seeks to bridge the gaps between religious and secular communities In Israel. Alex lives with his wife and 4 children in Gush Etzion.