What brings success? | Parsha with the Chief @SinaiIndaba
What brings success? | Parsha with the Chief  @SinaiIndaba
Uploaded July 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
There is more to achieving success than intelligence, strategy, charisma, or hard work.

Pirkei Avot and this week’s parsha, Balak, reveal a three-part formula for holistic success in family, career, happiness, and legacy.

A powerful mishna offers a striking contrast between two individuals: Bilam, brilliant but broken, and Avraham, humble and lasting.

Through Pirkei Avot, Chief Rabbi Dr Warren Goldstein explores how character, not just competence, determines our ability to thrive. We unpack three core traits that shape who we become: generosity vs. jealousy, humility vs. arrogance, and restraint vs. desire.

Success, the Torah teaches, isn’t about building status. It’s about building self.
When our values align with timeless truth, we flourish — in this world, and the next.
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