Rabbi Rami Goldberg, Israel365 staff (Founder Rabbi Tuly Weisz) was in our home teaching on "Joshua: Faithful Follower or Flawed Successor?"

Rabbi Rami Goldberg, Israel365 staff (Founder: Rabbi Tuly Weisz) from Israel

Feb. 18, 2026 Charlotte, NC

Rabbi Rami Goldberg, on staff at Israel365 (Founder: Rabbi Tuly Weisz), came to our home last night here in the Charlotte, North Carolina area, and spoke on: "Joshua: Faithful Follower or Flawed Successor?"

He compared the leadership styles of Moses and Joshua, citing extensive passages from the Bible. In short, Moses led, having received many complaints under his leadership. (Rami interjected, "Quite typical.") Joshua had no recorded complaints.

Under Moshe's leadership, major national sins were committed. With Joshua, the Torah recorded but one - the sin of Achan at Jericho.

One could conclude that though Joshua was doubtful leadership material at the beginning, the Lord empowered him with courage, and spoke as recorded in Joshua 1,

1 After the death of Moshe the servant of Adonai, Adonai said to Y’hoshua the son of Nun, Moshe’s assistant, 2 “Moshe my servant is dead. So now, get up and cross over this Yarden, you and all the people, to the land I am giving to them, the people of Isra’el. 3 I am giving you every place you will step on with the sole of your foot, as I said to Moshe. 4 All the land from the desert and the L’vanon to the great river, the Euphrates River — all the land of the Hitti — and on to the Great Sea in the west will be your territory. 5 No one will be able to withstand you as long as you live. Just as I was with Moshe, so I will be with you. I will neither fail you nor abandon you.

6 “Be strong, be bold; for you will cause this people to inherit the land I swore to their fathers I would give them. 7 Only be strong and very bold in taking care to follow all the Torah which Moshe my servant ordered you to follow; do not turn from it either to the right or to the left; then you will succeed wherever you go. 8 Yes, keep this book of the Torah on your lips, and meditate on it day and night, so that you will take care to act according to everything written in it. Then your undertakings will prosper, and you will succeed. 9 Haven’t I ordered you, ‘Be strong, be bold’? So don’t be afraid or downhearted, because Adonai your God is with you wherever you go.”

Steve Martin, Love For His People Ministry

Rabbi Goldberg sang six songs of Purim as we approach the coming day.

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