07/03/2026
Who Will Lead After Us?
In this week’s parasha, Pinchas, Moshe learns that he will not lead the Jewish people into the Land of Israel. His immediate response is remarkable. He does not argue for more time, protect his position, or focus on his legacy. Instead, he asks Hashem to appoint the right leader for the next generation.
Moshe understood one of the greatest lessons of leadership: our responsibility is not only to lead today, but to ensure that our people are prepared for tomorrow.
Hashem chooses Yehoshua, a leader who had spent years learning, serving, observing, and developing beside Moshe. He did not suddenly become a leader when he received the title. He had been prepared for leadership long before the position became available.
This is exactly why Hebrew Day matters.
A Jewish day school does much more than teach children how to read, write, calculate, and pass an exam. We are preparing the future leaders of the Jewish people. We are building children who know their history, understand their values, feel connected to their community, and have the confidence to carry Judaism forward.
Every generation eventually hands responsibility to the next. The question is whether we will leave them unprepared or intentionally develop them, as Moshe developed Yehoshua.
Our teachers, parents, donors, volunteers, and board members are all part of that sacred responsibility. Every investment we make in Hebrew Day is an investment in the people who will one day lead our families, synagogues, businesses, community, and Jewish future.
Leadership is not measured solely by what we accomplish while in charge. It is measured by who is ready to lead after us.
That is the work of Hebrew Day: preparing the next generation not simply to inherit the Jewish future, but to lead it.
