The Names of our Community Activities This week’s parashah is one of the most famous parashiot in the Torah, for the Ten Commandments, perhaps the most popular text of the entire Hebrew Bible, are enunciated there. Given their importance, it is interesting that this parashah is named after a biblical character and one who is …
Los nombres de nuestras actividades comunitarias La parashá de esta semana es una de las más célebres de la Torá, ya que en ella se enuncian los Diez Mandamientos, quizás el texto más popular de toda la Biblia Hebrea. Dada su centralidad, no deja de llamar la atención el hecho de que esta parashá lleve …
BESHALAJ 5771 Rabino Gustavo Kraselnik Hace poco menos de 100 años, el notable sociólogo alemán Max Weber identificaba tres prototipos de líder (carismático, autoritario y legal-burocrático) dando origen así a una profusa literatura sobre liderazgo que hoy abarrota los anaqueles de las librerías. La abundancia de material da testimonio del pensamiento que se le dedica …
BESHALACH 5771 Rabbi Gustavo Kraselnik Congregacion Kol Shearith Israel – Panama Less than a century ago, the outstanding German sociologist Max Weber identified three types of leaders – charismatic, rational-legal, and traditional – thus giving rise to plentiful literature dealing with leadership, which crams the library shelves today. The abundance of material testifies to the …
Rabbi Mario Gurevich Beth Israel Synagogue – Aruba This week’s reading covers the last three plagues of Egypt and the eve of the exodus, which would bring the Hebrews out of slavery. However, there are two disturbing verses in the midst of the story, since they involve ethical and conduct issues. It is written in …
