EXOD101 These with the Jewish "policeman," also slaves, who had been appointed by Pharaoh to oversee the work production of their fellow Jews. When Pharaoh cut back on straw but insisted that brick production not fall, these Jewish "policemen" were instructed to use any means to ensure production. Yet they refuse to hurt the Jews who did not meet their quota, and, instead, they were beaten. It was these Jews, who put their fellow Jews' needs before their own, who were designated [by Moses in the desert] as the elders and were worthy for Jewish leadership. The Midrash (Shemot Rabbah 2:2] asks why it is that so many Jewish leaders were shepherds, and answers that, like Moses who went out of his way to help a weak sheep, the shepherds demonstrated sensitivity to each sheep. How much more so would they be caring and sensitive to the needs of the Jews they would lead. It is clear, then, that Jewish leadership is to be conferred only on those who demonstrate this one quality of caring for other Jews.