Parashat Va’etchanan Imagine this. You’re the CEO. You’ve led your organization through crisis after crisis: geopolitical turmoil, supply shortages, employee unrest, and even a forty-year wilderness detour. You’ve built a strong team, cultivated a compelling vision, and led under relentless pressure. Then one day, the Board tells you: “Thank you for your extraordinary service. You won’t be leading us into the next chapter.” That is precisely where we find Moses in this week’s parashah.

A Leadership Case Study

In Deuteronomy 3, Moses makes one final appeal. He asks God to allow him to cross the Jordan and enter the Promised Land:

I pleaded with the Lord at that time, saying: ‘O Lord God, You have begun to show Your servant Your greatness and Your mighty hand… Please let me cross and see the good land… (Deut. 3:23–25)

I pleaded with the Lord at that time, saying: ‘O Lord God, You have begun to show Your servant Your greatness and Your mighty hand… Please let me cross and see the good land… (Deut. 3:23–25)

Let’s be honest- this is a masterful C-suite negotiation. Moses begins by acknowledging God’s greatness, reconnects with the larger vision, and only then presents his request. But the Board- in this case, the ultimate Chair, is........

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