CHABAD.ORG OU TORAH and Leadership & Loyalty(Balak 5774) By Rabbi Jonathan Sacks

L'ilui Nishmat גיל-עד מיכאל בן אופיר, יעקב נפתלי בן אברהם ואייל בן אוריאל And a zechus for those in Eretz Yisrael under rocket fire Is leadership a set of skills, the ability to summon and command power? Or does it have an essentially moral dimension also? Can a bad man be a good leader, or does his badness compromise his leadership? That is the question raised by the key figure in this week’s Parshah, the pagan prophet Balaam.