Wednesday, April 18, 2007
Always Wear Your Seat Belt
The reality is that we expect more from our leaders. Were he not the Governor, the lack of a seat belt would be an offhand comment, not a major point of contention.
We see this in Judaism, too. Moses, the greatest of all prophets, with whom G-d spoke “face to face” was punished for losing his temper. He wasn’t excused because of his greatness, he was held to a higher standard because of it. You or I might get away with screaming at the Jewish people and hitting a rock in anger; Moses couldn’t.
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