Covenant & Conversation

What Shabbat does for humans and animals, the Sabbatical and Jubilee years do for the land.

Great leaders have many qualities, but humility is usually not one of them. With rare exceptions they tend to be ambitious, with a high measure of self-regard. They expect to be obeyed, honored, respected, even feared.

The arrogance of power is its downfall. Hubris leads to nemesis.