The key to understanding Eli Ha Kohen is in his relationships. The loving care he showed to his young apprentice Shmuel make for some of the most tender passages in Tanach, while the blind spots he had for his sons represent the deepest of tragedies. With Eli's example and its echoes later in history, Rabbi Wein illustrates the delicate balance between fathers and sons, mentors and students, rabbis and the Jews they lead.