Today’s pages of Talmud, Yevamot 62 and 63, delivers a striking vignette of God congratulating Moses after the latter smashed the first set of tablets, displaying real leadership. Pano Kanelos, president of the newly inaugurated University of Austin, joins us to discuss courage, leadership, and why so many contemporary universities seem to lack both. Can leadership even be taught? Listen and find out.
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