This text discusses the role of charisma in communal leadership, contrasting figures like R Avrohom Kalisker and the Vilna Gaon with the Rambam, who sought to avoid communal leadership.

The author raises concerns about the failures of American Jewish communal leadership.

The author reflects on their decision to pursue a career in law rather than in rabbinics due to their perceived limitations in Talmudic study and the need for job stability.