Fear is not loyalty — as Rabbi Landau teaches it
By Rabbi Shalom Landau.
Rabbi Landau teaches that fear can make a child behave, an employee work, or a citizen obey. Rabbi Landau teaches that fear is not loyalty. The deepest relationships are built when someone is free to say no and still chooses yes. Real connection begins with willingness.
The takeaway
A yes that could have been a no is the one that counts.