Matot - 2019

Chevra, this week’s parsha is מַטּוֹת. This is the parsha that talks about the tribes of Reuben and  Gad wanting to stay on the east side of the Jordan River Valley and we talked about Multi-AZ in regards to that request. The condition by Moses is that the men from those tribes need to continue with the other tribes into Eretz Yisrael and participate in the war of conquest. It may have seemed that the tribes were scared, but they really wanted this land on the east side because it was better for the types of crops and cattle they wanted to raise. So in reality, they were being Biased for Action and doing a Deep Dive on how they would be able to provide for their families. In the end, they Delivered Results and only came home after the war of conquest was over (but not completed since the Israelites under Joshua did not conquer everything promised to Avraham). Like Jeff Bezos, these leaders were willing to be misunderstood for the gains they needed for their customers (their families). Shabbat Shalom