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Very old. At the age of 120, in verse 2 of Chapter 31, Moses acknowledges his age, and the limitations associated with getting on in years. \u201cI am a hundred and twenty years old today; I can no longer go out and come in.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Talmud Sotah 13b insists that this statement is not referring to Moses\u2019 physical frailty. It cannot mean that Moses\u2019 physical strength is waning in his old age because in another few chapters, when Moses passes away, the text tells us that he was full of strength and vigor right until the end (\u201chis eye was not dim, nor his natural force abated\u201d &#8211; Deut\u05e5 34:7) . If that is so, then the verse here in Chapter 31, cannot be understood literally, that his old age prevented him from continuing his leadership. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So what is Moses saying, when he describes his inability to \u201cgo out and come in\u201d?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Though Moses was at his full physical strength, the Talmud explains, he could no longer \u201cgo out and come in\u201d with words of Torah &#8211; \u201cThe gates of wisdom were closed off to him.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Moses is recognizing, at the end of his life, that he has shared all the wisdom that he can offer. His own leadership has run its course. It is time for him to step down and to pass the torch to the next generation.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is hard for most of us to acknowledge when it is time to step back and allow someone else to take the helm, when a new perspective is needed. In so many contexts &#8211; career, volunteer work, family life &#8211; people often hold onto positions of leadership for too long, and miss the opportunity to effectively pass the torch. A congregant of mine, in her seventies, hosted her family\u2019s very large seders for many decades.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">She loved doing it, and she still had the strength and the ability to continue. However, she recognized that it was time to encourage her children &#8211; now grown, with families of their own &#8211; to take on the responsibility of hosting the seders. She wanted to make this transition while she would still be able to offer advice and help, as the next generation took on this important family tradition.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Moses had spent years mentoring Joshua, ensuring that the next generation of leadership would be strong. He understood that it was time for him to step back when his leadership had run its course, when his wisdom would no longer \u201cgo out and come in\u201d, would no longer be effectively heard and heeded. Moses serves as a model for graciously offering mentoring and guidance to those who will come next, and then stepping back and showing trust that, even without you, the enterprise is in good hands.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Image by Mohamed Hassan from Pixabay<\/span><\/p>\n","image":{"ID":52174,"id":52174,"title":"dt31-mentor","filename":"dt31-mentor.jpg","filesize":0,"url":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/dt31-mentor.jpg","link":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/en\/moses-the-model-mentor\/dt31-mentor\/","alt":"","author":"7","description":"","caption":"","name":"dt31-mentor","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":52173,"date":"2019-03-26 13:56:32","modified":"2019-03-26 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