Do You Know the Price of a Gallon of Milk?

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Safe aberrations for the most part is dominated by the other sanctuitions

First read about Avramavino, the first patriarch, then the son Yitzchak, and the Yakovavino, the father of Klay Israel

And we wonder, which one of Yakov's children would carry on his legacy and become the next heir to the throne?

We might assume it would be Ruvane, he was the Bakhar, or perhaps Yusuf, he had experience, he was the Mishnul Amelach, he was the Second Command of Para

And he receives more heir-time in the Torah than all of the Shvatum combined.

In fact, the final third of Safe aberrations is dominated by Yusuf, he is the protagonist in the last several parches

And yet, it is Yudah who receives the crown of leadership

Yakov tells him, the Yusuf shabit me Yudah, the throne will always remain with the descendants of Yudah

Why is that? Why Yudah?

So, once he had a powerful idea and the name of Lord of the Tranks, that's all

The Torah tells us that before Yakov Vino went to its rhyme, he sent Yudah Lahore's Lafanov to prepare ahead of him

What does it mean to prepare ahead of him? So, as I'll say, Lahore's Lafanov means to establish a base at Talmud, a place of Torah lineage

Before the sending to its rhyme, Yakov Vino made sure to prepare spiritually

He sent his son ahead to establish a Shiva and a Kheider and a Sifte, a Bismedrish

Because without Torah, there's no identity, there's no direction, there's no future

A physical home is important, but a spiritual home is essential to Yudah's guide

So, which son did Yakov sent to build those Ischivas?

We might expect it might be Yusakhir, he's the one that's associated with Torah learning

But the Possek tells us that he sent to Yudah

Why Yudah?

So, he would have a drink over the powerful explanation

And this is something that he himself embodied

He said, Yakov Vino, as we know, was terrified to send his younger son Biyama down to its rhyme

He thought that he already lost Yusuf and he could not bear the thought of losing the long remaining child from Rahul

The other Shvotam tried to reassure him, but the Yakov remained unconvinced

Then Yudah stepped forward, he said, a Neuchir, a Venom, a Yodita, a Vakshano

I guarantee his safe return home

Yudah stood tall, he said, I take responsibility

Said they're above a trink, only someone who's willing to take responsibility can open up a Yusheva

Because being a Rajeshiva, being a leader means being accountable for every single Bacha

Yudah took responsibility, and that is why he was chosen to open the Yusheva

And perhaps the same is true of a kingship

A person who takes responsibility for his actions is someone fit to lead

Yudah was the first person in the Torah who took, we find openly, that he took responsibility for his failures

By the episode of Tomar, when Yudah was confronted with the evidence

He could have deflected blame, he could have somehow justified himself

But instead, he said those two immortal words, sought coming many

She is more righteous than I, he admitted that he was wrong

This is the first time in the Torah that a person explicitly acknowledges their own guilt

And later again, when Yudah refused to send Biyama to its rhyme, Yudah said, a Neuchir, a Venom

I guarantee him, I take responsibility, I will hand deliver him back to you

A person who puts his neck out on the line is worthy of kingship

A person who can fall, and he admits that they fell, is someone who can be a leader

The very name Yudah comes from the word Haidah, admission

The ability to say, I was wrong

Yusheva Zadik, he lived the life of incredible greatness, he resisted temptation

He remained righteous in the most challenging circumstances

But perfection alone does not make a leader of people

Yudah was down in the trenches, he struggled, he stumbled, he took responsibility

And that made him relatable to the nation

We see this even today in politics

Anyone running for office says, I understand the common man, I can relate to you

They claim that their opponent or the current leader is so out of touch

He doesn't even know the price of a gallon of milk

Leadership is not about perfection from a pedestal

It is about responsibility in the real world

And that is why Yudah became the king

Because the greatest leaders are not those who never fall

But those who fall and take responsibility

And then have the courage to rise again

And lead others with humility and honesty and courage

And now we know, have a wonderful day