Yacov Fruchter reflects on Adam’s first encounter with darkness, drawing lessons about feeling emotions deeply, taking responsibility, and finding resilience through connection. Just as Adam and Eve endured the night together until the sun rose, and as Omer Shemtov found healing through a first embrace after captivity, we too must support one another in times of fear and uncertainty. He urged the community not to let fear dictate life, but instead to witness each other’s pain, embrace courage...
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Yacov Fruchter reflects on Adam’s first encounter with darkness, drawing lessons about feeling emotions deeply, taking responsibility, and finding resilience through connection. Just as Adam and Eve endured the night together until the sun rose, and as Omer Shemtov found healing through a first embrace after captivity, we too must support one another in times of fear and uncertainty. He urged the community not to let fear dictate life, but instead to witness each other’s pain, embrace courage...
Transparency and Trust: The Foundation of Leadership
Beth Tzedec Podcasts
9 minutes
7 months ago
Transparency and Trust: The Foundation of Leadership
Rabbi Steven Wernick reflects on the Torah’s insistence on transparency and communal accountability, beginning with Moses’ detailed financial record of the Mishkan’s construction. Drawing striking parallels to today’s political landscape—from Israel’s internal fractures to democratic concerns in the U.S. and Canada—he reminds us that trust in leadership begins with ethical action, not just authority. As citizens and as Jews, we are called to demand integrity and oversight, safeguarding democr...
Beth Tzedec Podcasts
Yacov Fruchter reflects on Adam’s first encounter with darkness, drawing lessons about feeling emotions deeply, taking responsibility, and finding resilience through connection. Just as Adam and Eve endured the night together until the sun rose, and as Omer Shemtov found healing through a first embrace after captivity, we too must support one another in times of fear and uncertainty. He urged the community not to let fear dictate life, but instead to witness each other’s pain, embrace courage...
