Pinchas: Resources For Parshat Pinchas

Audio Class: The Three Hands of Leadership

In parshat Pinchas, Moshe Rabbeinu approaches God asking Him to appoint his successor. God commands him to bestow his leadership upon his disciple, Joshua. Moshe adds an important element to God's command and ordains Joshua with both hands. Looking at the verses describing Joshua's ordination, we find that Moshe transferred three essential leadership qualities to Joshua. A seminal teaching on what it takes to be a leader.