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Do we have the right spiritual leaders to meet the moment? It’s a timely question in the Jewish world, given the recent attention upon rabbinic leadership. Right now, our hearts are yearning for steady, compassionate, and healing voices to help navigate the sustained crises we witness daily. Are these the skills our leaders currently possess?
Traditional forms of leadership rely upon the will of the collective, where success is measured by mass. Such models may even diminish or deny the value of the individual for the sake of the majority. We are living in a time, though, when we are capable of accomplishing extraordinary feats all by ourselves, simply with the click of a button. It feels like there is no collective for which we would willingly diminish our individuality or that very little of what we hear is healing, compassionate, or steady. Rather, we find ourselves constantly struggling to navigate through...
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