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Coming Up JewLeadership and Charisma Lori Hope Lefkovitz on the Erotic Energy of the Rabbinate Naomi Marks on Charisma and Narcissism Chava Weissler on Charismatic Leadership in Jewish Renewal Jacob Ner David on Mordechai Gafni Asher Maoz on the Israeli Presidency and much more... Sponsorship opportunities available

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Leadership and Charisma

Lori Hope Lefkovitz: When we support a charismatic teacher in the belief that he alone is needed to be a teacher of Torah, we support the very hubris that allowed that teacher to confuse himself for the object of love.
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Asher Maoz: Suggestions to put an end to the office of the Israeli president in its present form range from the adoption of a presidential regime headed by a president with substantial powers to totally revoke the institution. Tel Aviv law professor Asher Maoz reviews the history of the institution in light of the current situation.
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Jacob Ner David: We are so thirsty for leadership in the Jewish world today that many of us are ready to overlook a lot. But the time has come for us to say enough!
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Naomi Mark: What distinguishes someone with a character disorder is the pervasive pattern, the inability to experience gilt or remorse, and the tendency to externalize responsibility for the inappropriate behavior.
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