The Shmuz On The Parshah

“And the Canaanite king of Arad who dwelled in the south heard that Israel had come by the route of the spies, and he waged war against Israel and took a captive from it.”

“And you shall make a menorah of pure gold, hammered out shall the menorah be made. Its base, its shaft, its cups, its knobs, and its blossoms shall be (hammered) from it.”

— Sh’mos 25:21 

“Korach the son of Yitzhar, son of K’has, son of Levi, separated himself with Dasan and Aviram, the sons of Eliav, and On, the son of Peles, the offspring of Reuven.”

– BaMidbar 16:1

“Speak to the B’nei Yisrael and say to them: Any man whose wife shall go astray and commit treachery against him…”

– BaMidbar 5:12

One of most tragic events in the history of our people was the sin of the M’raglim (the Spies). When we left Mitzrayim, we were exalted and untouchable, feared by all the nations, respected by the world. Forty-nine days later, we gathered at the foot of Har Sinai to accept the Torah. The plan was for the Chosen People to then march right into Eretz Yisrael. Had the events transpired as planned, the conquest would have taken root so deeply that we never would have been thrown out – to this day, we would still be in our land.

“And Hashem said to Moshe, “Descend, warn the people, lest they break through to Hashem to see, and a multitude of them will fall.’”

– Sh’mos 19:21