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Dvar Torah Parshat Shelach

There is an episode mentioned in this week’s Sidra which requires some ramification. We are told about an individual who desecrated the Shabbat and Moshe had to request divine guidance as to how to deal with this issue. We are told by the Sages that there is no chronological order in the Torah. They often [ READ MORE ]

Dvar Torah Parshat Shelach 5770 2010

Moshe sent the spies to see the land. Whom did he pick to go? The Torah tells us: KULAM ANASHIM, RASHE BNEI ISRAEL HEMAH, “…they were all men, heads of the Children of Israel.” (Num. 13,3) Rashi explains that when the Torah uses the expression “men” it implies important individuals. If they were such wonderful [ READ MORE ]

Dvar Torah Parshat Shelach 2009 5769

When Moshe sent the spies to visit Israel he sent twelve, one from each tribe. At the end of the forty years journey in the Wilderness, when Yehoshua sent spies for the same purpose, he sent only two. Why the difference? It has been suggested that in the time of Moshe, in the beginning of [ READ MORE ]

Dvar Torah Parshat Shelach 2008 5768 דבר תורה פרשת שלח

We all know that when the spies came back from touring the Land of Israel they gave a negative report. Reviewing their statement we can see it was not all destructive. They did report that the land is VEGAM ZAVAT CHALAV UDVASH, “…it is indeed a land flowing with milk and honey,” (Num. 13.27) Rashi [ READ MORE ]

Dvar Torah Shelach 2007 – 5767 דבר תורה שלח

We are told about a MEKOSHESH, one who went out on Shabbat and gathered twigs in defiance of the laws of Shabbat. (Num. 15,32) As a punishment the Torah tells us he was stoned to death. Tosafot (Shab.119b) tells us about a Midrash which claims that Chazal felt the Mekoshesh desecrated the Shabbat LESHEM SHAMAYIM [ READ MORE ]

Dvar Torah Shelach 2006 – 5766 דבר תורה שלח

One of the complaints that the Meraglim had when they returned with their report from the Land of Israel was that there were giants living there and VANEHI VE’EINEINU KACHAGAVIM, VECHEIN HAYINU BE’EINEIHEM, “we were like grasshoppers in our eyes, and so we were in their eyes.” (Num. 13,33) Their problem was that they had [ READ MORE ]

Dvar Torah Shelach 2005 – 5765 דבר תורה שלח

Our Chazal said: CHACHAMIM HIZAHARU BEDIVREICHEM, “you wise people, be cautious with your words”. When we speak we have to be very mindful of how we say what we are thinking so that we convey exactly what we mean and that our words should not be misunderstood. We often speak of the spies that Moshe [ READ MORE ]

Dvar Torah Shelach 2004 – 5764 דבר תורה שלח

When the MERAGLIM came back from touring Eretz Israel and gave a negative report, Hashem was ready to destroy the people. Only after Moshe prayed on their behalf did Hashem say He forgives them but their punishment would be that they would not enter the Promised Land. Only their children will. The Torah says that [ READ MORE ]

Dvar Torah Shelach 2003 – 5763 דבר תורה שלח

The Torah tells us that Moshe sent the MERAGLIM, the spies to the Land of Israel according the command of Hashem and they were all righteous people. (Num. 13:3) If they were righteous people and actually the leaders of the tribes, what happened to turn them around that they should talk against going on into [ READ MORE ]

Dvar Torah Shelach 2002 – 5762 דבר תורה שלח

When the MERAGLIM came back from the Land of Israel and gave their negative report, Yehoshua and Calev tried to calm the people. The people’s reaction, however, was to try to stone them. This reminds me of a story I once saw about a Rabbi who was giving a sermon and in one place he [ READ MORE ]

Dvar Torah shelach 2001 – 5761 דבר תורה שלח

Twice in this week’s Torah reading we find the word URE’ITEM, and you shall see. Once we find it when Moshe sends the MERAGLIM to study the Land of Israel. There he says to them, URE’TEM ET HA’ARETZ, “…and you shall see the land…” (Num. 13;18) Again at the end of the portion we read [ READ MORE ]

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