This Week’s Torah Portion: Sh’lach L’cha – שְׁלַח-לְךָ (Numbers 13:1−15:41)
“…we saw the Nephilim there—the Giants …and we looked like grasshoppers to ourselves, and so we must have looked to them.” (Numbers 13:33).
How we project ourselves can become how others see us. May we always be able to see the goodness in ourselves, and project it to others. May we never see ourselves as grasshoppers.
Parsha Sh’lach L’cha 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
“…we saw the Nephilim there—the Giants …and we looked like grasshoppers to ourselves, and so we must have looked to them.” (Numbers 13:33).
How we project ourselves can become how others see us. May we always be able to see the goodness in ourselves, and project it to others. May we never see ourselves as grasshoppers.