In this week's parsha, Devarim, we learn about leadership. Moshe has been told he will not enter the Promised Land. He has appointed Yehoshua as his successor. He could have spent his time remembering all the ways in which he was amazing, or retiring and simply remaining in his tent. He chose neither of these options. Instead, because he was mission driven, he threw himself into a new role- acting as a teacher. And he taught Bnei Yisrael some very important lessons. These included:

• Believing God would fight for them, and trusting in God rather than focusing on fear.


• Learning to listen to God, even when that meant not doing something they might have preferred to do.