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When Is Sh'lach L'cha Read?
/ 28 Sivan 5786
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/ 23 Sivan 5788
Summary
- Moses sends twelve spies to the Land of Israel to report on the inhabitants and the country. Despite the positive report of Joshua and Caleb, the people are frightened. (13:1–14:10)
- God threatens to wipe out the Children of Israel but relents when Moses intercedes on their behalf. To punish the people, God announces that all those who left Egypt would not enter the Land of Israel except for Joshua and Caleb. (14:11–45)
- Moses instructs the Israelites regarding setting aside challah, the observance of the Sabbath, how to treat strangers, and the laws of tzitzit. (15:1–41)
More Sh'lach L'cha Commentaries
- Echoes of the Wilderness, Part IV: Better Think Twice
- "Patience, Grasshopper"
- Transforming Trauma
- Choose Hope: The Story of Coach Ted Lasso and the Biblical Caleb
- Promised Land Delayed: Meet the Jewish Suffragist Who Changed History
- Surprising Insights from the Grasshopper
- The Evolving Role of the Tallit
- Sh'lach L'cha for Teens: Shabbat Sha-raps
- Hope in the Darkness of Fear
- What Happens When We Just See What We Want to See?
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Listen to Podcasts About Sh'lach L'cha
Listen to Rabbi Rick Jacobs discuss Parashat Sh'lach L'cha in these episodes of his podcast, On the Other Hand: Ten Minutes of Torah.
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Ten Minutes of Torah: Sh'lach L'cha Commentary
"The Dangers of Giving in to Fear"
By: Cantor Jamie Marx
Although we have an entire book and a half of the Torah left, the Israelites have already arrived at the border of the Promised Land as we start this week's portion, Sh'lach L'cha.
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