The pasuk tells us that the techeiles string on the tzitzis is central to the reminding function of the tzitzis. How? For the gemarra (Menachos 43b, cited by the Ibn Ezra ..
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Before reading this vort bear two things in mind! 1.The spies were kosher Jews at the time they set out (Rashi, Bamidbar 13:3). 2.Don’t trust in yourself until ..
Written by Benjamin A Rose
First of all, we must remember that even when you know how wonderful the Kallah is and her family is, you have to check “Hashemeinah hee im Razah.” (For ..
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“And he came to Chevron”. Why does the Torah write “And he came to Chevron” in the singular, when it is referring to all the spies, as is evident, ..
Written by Rabbi Eliezer Chrysler
At the end of parshas Shelach Lecha, we have the incident with the mekoshesh, in which a man is found deliberately desecrating Shabbes and is put to death as a result. ..
Written by Benjamin A Rose
Immediately following the sin of the spies, the Torah gives details of the drink and the flour offerings. It is difficult to perceive at first, the connection between ..
Written by Rabbi Eliezer Chrysler
The majority of our sedra discusses the infamous sin of the spies; the delegates from each tribe who were sent to report about the Land and ended up slandering the Land ..
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It is mind-boggling to contemplate the abrupt about-face on the part of the Jewish people. At the beginning of the parsha, they were planning to enter and miraculously ..
Written by Oizer Alport
“Livnay Yosef Livnay Menashe”. Why was Yosef’s name mentioned in conjunction with Menashe and not earlier when mentioning the spy from Shevet Ephraim, ..
Written by Benjamin A Rose