This week, we read the strange and sad story of one of history’s biggest failures. After suffering over two hundred years in Egyptian slavery with only one hope: to be free and enter the land promised them by G-d to Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. Moses even sent scouts to survey the land and return with glowing reports. But the scouts returned and convinced them to remain in the desert!! The Jews refused to enter the Holy Land!! Only 40 years later, after all of these refusers died in the desert, did they finally cross the Jordan River into ‘Canaan’…. but without Moses.  Joshua took them in. Why is this story in the Torah? • Read More