Shelach Lecha

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Shelach Lecha: You Can Quote Me

Rabbi Jay Kelman

Great people are not afraid to put their name behind their convictions. “And Calev quieted the people for Moshe and said, ‘We will rise and rise and inherit the land, as we can surely do it’” (Bamidbar 13:30). Those of lesser…
Article

Parshat Shavua 5784 with weekly guest speakers (Shlach)

Yoetzet Halacha Adina Blaustein

Audio

Shelach: Scouts and Strangers

Rabbi Jay Kelman

Join as we discuss the sin of the spies and missed opportunities. 
Podcast

Shelach Lecha: The Limits of Miracles

Rabbi Jay Kelman

One of the most fascinating features of the Torah is the mixing of law and narrative. Nowhere is this more evident than in sefer Bamidbar. Sefer Breisheet is completely narrative, the first half of Shemot is all narrative with the second…
Article

Parshat Shavua 5783 with weekly guest speaker (Shlach)

Rabbi Nathaniel Helfgot

Audio

Shelach Lecha: The Wrong Fit

Rabbi Jay Kelman

Having the right people for the wrong job can lead to tragic consequences. Such was the fate of the meraglim. Twelve handpicked leaders, who represented the best the Jewish people had to offer, were to serve as the final link between Egyptian…
Article

Parshat Shavua 5782 with weekly guest speaker (Shlach)

Rabbi Aaron Greenberg

Audio

Shelach Lecha: Blame Game

Rabbi Jay Kelman

Who should get the blame for the meraglim fiasco? Was it the report of the spies, or the lack of faith of the people that did us in? Might it be possible to question Moshe’s judgment in sending spies in the first place? And might we even…
Article

Parshat Shavua 5781 with weekly guest speaker (Parshat Shlach)

Rabbi Noah Cheses

Audio

The Haftarot: How to Profit from the Prophets (Parshat Sh'lach)

Dr. Moshe Sokolow

Audio