Parsha 37 of 54 · Sefer Bamidbar
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5781–82 · Year 1 · 4 pages
Parshas Shelach is the 33 reading this year but is the 37th parsha in the Torah. This parsha always fascinated me, because although there seems to have been a negative event that took place (the sending of the spies to Israel) and the subsequent 40-year…
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5782–83 · Year 2 · 1 page
This week’s parsha is Shelach, where we are described the incident of the Jews sending spies into Israel- who reported negatively about the land, such that the punishment was the Jews time was extended in the desert. The Haftora from Yehoshua 2:1-24 describes…
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5783–84 · Year 3 · 2 pages
This week’s parsha is Shelach, the incident of the Meraglim, and the punishment of the generation to sojourn for another 38 years in the desert. We learn in Gittin 6b the importance of speaking precisely and pleasantly to be convincing and not have adverse…
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5784–85 · Year 4 · 2 pages
This week’s parsha, Shelach, narrates the story of the spies and the subsequent punishment of the nation. Despite the negative experiences depicted, the parsha concludes with the Mitzvos that the 'next generation' will uphold, particularly those related to…
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5785–86 · Year 5 · 2 pages
This week’s Parsha, Shelach, recounts the pressure on Israel to send inspectors to the land of Israel ahead of their arrival. Unfortunately, this episode resulted in additional spending in the wilderness, totalling 40 from the time of the Exodus from Egypt.…
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5786–87 · Year 6 · 2 pages
1 Parshas Shelach This week’s Parsha, Shelach, recounts the primary reason the Jews were stuck in the desert for 40 years, namely their belief in the 10 spies’ report that the land wasn’t inhabitable. The Lubavitcher Rebbe’s twist on this is that it can’t be…
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