Torah in Ten: Vayishlach
A Message from Sheryl Sandberg
Sheryl Sandberg, the former COO of Meta, recently delivered a powerful message to Jewish leaders at the Jewish Federations' General Assembly in Washington, D.C. Using a simple yet profound experiment, she invited the audience to raise their hands as high as they could, then challenged them to lift their hands an inch higher.
As they complied, she added, “Now, raise it an inch higher.” Remarkably, each person managed to lift their hand even further. “See that?” she said. “When we think we've done all we can, we realize we can do more—and we do!”
This message of resilience and determination resonates deeply with the Jewish community, especially in light of recent tragedies. Sheryl shared how the events of Simchat Torah profoundly changed her. “In the past, people would ask me: Are you a Jewish-American or an American-Jew? Since October 7, I sit here as a different person. Today, being Jewish is as central to my identity as anything else. I sit here as a proud Jew, in a way I couldn't have imagined a year and a half ago.”
Sources: www.chabad.org, www.sie.org, Kehot Chumash, Sefaria.org