Standing Up

In class we learned about Yaakov's journey to being a true leader. He started out as a man of G-d; he was completely naive to the way of the world. He then goes through many different trials and tribulations to become a true leader of B'nei Yisrael. He is sent to Lot, a renowned trickster to begin. There he marries his wives and learns to stand up to Lot. In the beginning he just let Lot walk all over him, but by the time he left, he knew how to stand his ground. From this we can all learn something. We can come to understand the importance of standing up for what you believe in. In this world where we are less than 1% of the population it is important to know who you are and be able to fight for it.