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A Moment in Time: The Ten Qualities I Expect in my President

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October 23, 2020
Dear all,
Earlier this week, Ron and I sat down to cast our votes in the upcoming election. While we poured over the many propositions and judicial seats, it only took a moment in time to fill out our choice for President. Why? It comes down to the ten qualities I expect in my President:
  1. Character
  2. Integrity
  3. Humility
  4. Accountability
  5. Love for Israel
  6. Ability to unite
  7. Exemplar of decent behavior
  8. Ability to be guided by principles
  9. Insight to appoint wise justices to the Supreme Court
  10. Understanding that our country is strongest when those with the weakest voice also have a place at the table
No one person will have all ten. But I still expect the person who leads our country to strive for these.
I think of the words of George Washington Carver, “How far you go in life depends on your being tender with the young, compassionate with the aged, sympathetic with the striving, and tolerant of the weak and the strong. Because someday in life you will have been all of these.”
With love and shalom,
Rabbi Zach Shapiro
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