tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7898782635470765614.post8784425894521042075..comments2023-09-11T17:58:13.764-04:00Comments on The Rebbetzin's Husband: Derashah: Behaalotcha - Ode to the Humble Shul Board MemberThe Rebbetzin's Husbandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14977193945074906534noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7898782635470765614.post-48574183590881034422008-06-16T14:38:00.000-04:002008-06-16T14:38:00.000-04:00Leora, yes, our "election" process is much like th...Leora, yes, our "election" process is much like that.<BR/><BR/>Rabbi, perhaps you've stumbled on a great internal marketing tactic - controversy (plus cookies, of course) should guarantee a packed house. :)<BR/><BR/>It's a good thing our by-laws don't include a quorum for making congregational votes legitimate, or we'd never have one.Tzipporahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08807511259582331073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7898782635470765614.post-85846115717324223502008-06-16T10:32:00.000-04:002008-06-16T10:32:00.000-04:00I'm not sure I would agree. I think humility in a ...I'm not sure I would agree. I think humility in a leader automatically triggers trust, as an element of human nature. And even the religious component may be found elsewhere; Christianity certainly stresses humility as a religious ideal (although borrowed from us...).The Rebbetzin's Husbandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14977193945074906534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7898782635470765614.post-44517253612506236452008-06-13T16:37:00.000-04:002008-06-13T16:37:00.000-04:00Thanks for your ode to the board member. My husba...Thanks for your ode to the board member. My husband is one of those; I can't say the board members in our shul are actually elected; it's more like whoever is competent and loyal and doesn't know how to say 'no' is drafted to the board.<BR/><BR/>Yes, the phenomenon of the humble leader does seem to be uniquely Jewish, doesn't it? Maybe the Hindus have something similar, but I'm sure it has a different, pagan-like twist to it.Leorahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12303493764579879710noreply@blogger.com