יִרְאַת יְהוָה רֵאשִׁית דָּעַת; חָכְמָה וּמוּסָר, אֱוִילִים בָּזוּ׃ פ
פ 20 חָכְמוֹת בַּחוּץ תָּרֹנָּה; בָּרְחֹבוֹת, תִּתֵּן קוֹלָהּ׃ 21 בְּרֹאשׁ הֹמִיּוֹת, תִּקְרָא בְּפִתְחֵי שְׁעָרִים בָּעִיר, אֲמָרֶיהָ תֹאמֵר׃ 22 עַד־מָתַי פְּתָיִם תְּאֵהֲבוּ פֶתִי וְלֵצִים, לָצוֹן חָמְדוּ לָהֶם; וּכְסִילִים, יִשְׂנְאוּ־דָעַת׃ 23 תָּשׁוּבוּ, לְתוֹכַחְתִּי
Start-Up Nation addresses the trillion-dollar question: How is it that Israel—a country of 7.1 million people, only sixty years old, surrounded by enemies, in a constant state of war since its founding, with no natural resources—produces more start-up companies than large, peaceful, and stable nations like Japan, China, India, Korea, Canada, and the United Kingdom? Drawing on examples from the country’s foremost inventors and investors, geopolitical experts Dan Senor and Saul Singer describe how Israel’s adversity-driven culture fosters a unique combination of innovative and entrepreneurial intensity.
As the authors argue, Israel is not just a country but a comprehensive state of mind. Whereas Americans emphasize decorum and exhaustive preparation, Israelis put chutzpah first. “When an Israeli entrepreneur has a business idea, he will start it that week,” one analyst put it. At the geopolitical level, Senor and Singer dig in deeper to show why Israel’s policies on immigration, R&D, and military service have been key factors in the country’s rise—providing insight into why Israel has more companies on the NASDAQ than those from all of Europe, Korea, Japan, Singapore, China, and India combined.
So much has been written about the Middle East, but surprisingly little is understood about the story and strategy behind Israel’s economic growth. As Start-Up Nation shows, there are lessons in Israel’s example that apply not only to other nations, but also to individuals seeking to build a thriving organization. As the U.S. economy seeks to reboot its can-do spirit, there’s never been a better time to look at this remarkable and resilient nation for some impressive, surprising clues.
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Thanks for posting--I enjoyed the article!
me too!
Thanks Moonlight and N
I hope you reflected on the connection to the Pesukim.
Did you?
I only understood the first part: רְאַת יְהוָה רֵאשִׁית דָּעַת ...so I couldn't reflect on anything else. What does the rest mean?
יִרְאַת יְהוָה רֵאשִׁית
i'm posting this again b/c it didn't show up the first time.
I understood it now, it's from here: http://www.mechon-mamre.org/p/pt/pt2801.htm
And yes it is based on this verses that I wrote the story of the Mocking Bird...
What do you see as the Tochacha? To whom is the Tochacha for?
Rabbi Rosenthal
There seems to be an unholy alliance here of three misguided elements in the body politic פְּתָיִם,לֵצִים and
וּכְסִילִים. The rebuke is directed at us all.
עַד־מָתַי פְּתָיִם תְּאֵהֲבוּ פֶתִי וְלֵצִים, לָצוֹן חָמְדוּ לָהֶם; וּכְסִילִים,
יִשְׂנְאוּ־דָעַת׃
These correspond roughly to what we would call ordinary folks (פְּתָיִם), the entertainers of hollywood (לֵצִים) and the professionals (כְסִילִים).
The Tochecha is to these three groups, they ignore Yirat Chochma, metaphorically banished outside PC society or "the city", each in their own way.
The ordinary folk love the simplicity of not thinking through the policies of the state, avoiding decisions by sticking their heads in the sand. The entertainers are in love with their own cynical ability to obscure the awesome perception of the real world. The Professionals hide behind their seeming power in controlling the world without understanding it.
The start up nation is a technocrat one, run by Kesils. It succeeds for a time, mistaking opportunity to do teshuva with Tzidkut and true Geula, until it doesn't succeed anymore.
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