Spies, The

What were the calculations of ten of the spies that caused them to err so profoundly? And what did the women of Israel intuitively understand that these great “men of distinction” failed to comprehend?

Consider this situation: You’re unhappy with your current status. An opportunity comes along to embark on a new career, but you panic. Instead of envisioning the potential, you visualize long, tedious hours and less leisure time. “Will I be consumed...

Our children are growing up in a bold new world. As always, we strive to pass on important traits to them, such as lovingkindness, charity and compassion. But what about the new traits that modern psychology has introduced? I mean those two particular tra...

How often does this play out in our lives. Life is disappointing or frightening, and we immediately point the finger at G‑d: You hate me, even though I have nothing against You!

Joshua Sends Spies to Jericho A major part of the portion of Shelach is occupied with the story of the spies sent by Moses to the Land of Israel. Forty years later, now at the threshold of entry into the land, Moses’ successor, Joshua, sends two spies of ...

We all have free choice. We could either ignore these people, these opportunities, these events, or we could see everything in our life as a G-d-sent opportunity.

The Torah was never intended for angels, or humans with no physical concerns.