This Week’s Torah Portion: Sh’lach L’cha – שְׁלַח-לְךָ (Numbers 13:1−15:41)
“We looked like grasshoppers to ourselves, and so we must have looked to them.” (Numbers 13:33).
We should always strive to become and to be what we ought to be, and what God believes us to be. Never look down on ourselves and radiate that we are grasshoppers.
Parsha Sh’lach L’cha – שְׁלַח-לְךָ Torah Summary:
Moses sends twelve spies to the Land of Israel to report on the inhabitants and the country. Despite the positive report of Joshua and Caleb, the people are frightened. (13:1–14:10)
God threatens to wipe out the Children of Israel but relents when Moses intercedes on their behalf. To punish the people, God announces that all those who left Egypt would not enter the Land of Israel except for Joshua and Caleb. (14:11–45)
Moses instructs the Israelites regarding setting aside challah, the observance of the Sabbath, how to treat strangers, and the laws of tzitzit. (15:1–41)
Sh’lach L’cha – שְׁלַח-לְךָ “We looked like grasshoppers to ourselves, and so we must have looked to them.” (Numbers 13:33).
We should always strive to become and to be what we ought to be, and what God believes us to be. Never look down on ourselves and radiate that we are grasshoppers.