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“I discovered that Wisdom is superior to folly as light is superior to darkness; “The wise man has his eyes in his head, while the fool walks in darkness.” Koheleth 2:13-14 This week’s parashah, Shelach Lecha שְׁלַח-לְך (Send for you), expounds upon the twelve explorers of the land, their report, and its consequences, resulting in […]
28 Sivan Decisions, decisions, decisions…! Everything begins and ends with a decision. Every day we make thousands of them. Will they result in something good or something bad; will they lead to life or to death? God asks us to choose life! That means …we have the ability to choose! In Parashat Shelach, the Israelites […]
26 Sivan 5782 Recording: https://youtu.be/k8losESf1VY “Granting petitions, not whims” As I was reading this week’s portion, Shelach Lecha, which means “send for yourself”, I realized how deceitful our intentions are, and how they can negatively affect us. Our intentions can distort and confuse our requests, so we must be wise about what we ask for […]
Are You Paralyzed by Fear? After the departure from Egypt, the crossing of the Red Sea, the giving of the Torah at Mount Sinai, the construction of the Mishkan, and the census taken of the men to go to war, the children of Israel were now preparing to enter the Promised Land. It says that […]
Sivan 28 5780 Learning to Live Without Fear There are a couple of “gold nuggets” to glean from this portion, Shelach. Moshe sent one chieftain from each of the twelve tribes, leaders who were respected by the people to check out the land they were about to enter. He gave them specific instructions on what […]
In whom do you trust? 26 Sivan 5776 I have been in Montreal since 1992 through highs and lows, having been attacked on all sides but the worst thing I experienced is “lashon hara” – לשון הרע – the evil tongue. Rashi explained that lashon hara was the reason that the chieftains that Moshe […]
3 Sivan 5776 פרשת שְׁלַח, כ”ו סיון, תשע”ו There are two versions of this portion Shelach here and in Deuteronomy 1 where Moshe gives us a different narrative. In Deut. it looks like the people are requesting that Moshe send the scouts to reconnoiter the land whereas in Numbers it is the Creator to do […]
