Critical+Decisions

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 * Welcome to Lessons 4-5-6 of JconnecT's Leadership Through Time. **

=**Lesson 4 - Critical Decisions, Part I:**= =**Sinai Peninsula vs. Peace**= We will be exploring some critical decisions and the leaders who made them, such as:

1. Menachem Begin forfeiting the Sinai Desert to Egypt in 1979. Other peace treaty discussions. Who agreed with the treaty? Who disagreed? Why? How does the recent upheaval in Egyptian government affect the treaty? Where does it leave us? What would you do? media type="youtube" key="u4yZXrdzBfE" height="315" width="420" 2. Egypt's recent suggestions to nullify the peace process with Israel. 3. Rechavam dealing with social issues in Melachim I: Tax the people or not? 4. David's and Saul's kingship and dilemmas they faced 5. Yochanan ben Zakkai's saving Jewish leadership in Roman Times.

View the video below: What are Israel's Borders? media type="youtube" key="ytWmPqY8TE0" height="315" width="420"

1. Answer the wiki questions on the Home Page. [] 2. Post your photo to the wiki if you haven’t already done so. Go to ‘my account’ and ‘change photo’ under ‘profile.’ 3. A New Angle: What ** decisions **did these ** leaders **make? Which factors caused them to make these decisions? Let’s complete the chart below.

Read the skit about R. Yochanan ben Zakka in the scribd below. media type="custom" key="10982576" For further reading on the subject, see here: [])

Watch the video below on the Muslim Brotherhood. Who are they, and what choices do they leave Israel with? How do R. Yochanan's choices compare to Begin's or Netanyahu's? US Ambassador Dore Gold discussing Muslim Brotherhood takeover in Egypt media type="youtube" key="FyYcj8FIdlI" height="251" width="336"

=** Next Lesson: Go to Gilad Shalit, A Heavy Price for Freedom **=