Parshat Shelach Lecha: Numbers 13:1-15:41; Joshua 2:1-24. And God said, “I pardon, as you have asked.” Though we are months from the High Holidays, these words bring to mind our prayers during the months of Elul and Tishrei. We confess our sin; we share our sorrow; we ask for forgiveness, and God grants us pardon. In this week’s portion, we find God offering pardon to the people who have cried out in fear and anger after hearing the reports of the spies. Ten spies return and declare that the land is not fit for the people, that the land is...
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