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What qualifies someone to lead the Jewish people? 

Not brilliance. Not charisma. Not even miracles. In this episode, we return to the
opening parashiyot of Sefer Shemot and read Moshe Rabbenu’s “résumé” the way the Torah actually presents it — not as a list of achievements, but as a
pattern of burden-bearing. From Moshe walking out of the palace to see the
suffering of his brothers, to carrying a runaway lamb on his shoulders, to
sitting on a stone while Israel fights Amalek, Chazal reveal a single defining
trait: נֹשֵׂא בְּעוֹל עִם חֲבֵרוֹ — carrying the weight of others as your own. 

This class is not about leadership as a title, but leadership as a responsibility of
the heart. Drawing on Midrash, Gemara, and the lived texture of the Torah’s
narrative, it challenges us to rethink influence, compassion, and Jewish
responsibility in difficult times. The takeaway is simple and demanding: the
world doesn’t need more voices — it needs more shoulders.