וַיָּשֻׁבוּ מִתּוּר הָאָרֶץ מִקֵּץ אַרְבָּעִים יוֹם: וַיֵּלְכוּ וַיָּבֹאוּ אֶל משֶׁה וְאֶל אַהֲרֹן וְאֶל כָּל עֲדַת בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל אֶל מִדְבַּר פָּארָן קָדֵשָׁה וַיָּשִׁיבוּ אֹתָם דָּבָר וְאֶת

There was a boy who was turning Bar Mitzvah and the Lubavitcher Rebbe wanted to give him some valuable advice. The Rebbe asked the boy,

Following the fall of the Iron Curtain, a massive number of Russian Jews, largely uneducated in Jewish tradition, immigrated to Eretz Yisrael. With loving concern,

The location from where the מרגלים (scouts or spies) were sent has been the topic of much discussion, for several reasons. For one thing, the

Rabbi Yisroel Salanter was once walking along the street on the eve of Yom Kippur when he passed a fellow from the community. The man

Originally, the meraglim were among the greats of Am Yisrael. Indeed, they were honorable, important people (Rashi, 13:3); they were wise and righteous (Ba’al HaTurim,

Bava Batra begins with a discussion of whether hezek reiyah—damage caused by sight, is a real concern. The opening mishna states הַשּׁוּתָּפִין שֶׁרָצוּ לַעֲשׂוֹת מְחִיצָה

The basic meaning of the noun רגל is foot. But several other words in Tanach derive from it. The verb רגל means “to spy,” because

How do we remain optimistic when those around us despair? In this week’s Torah portion, only two of the 12 spies — Yehoshua and Kalev

Parshat Shelach begins with the saga of the Spies’ report about the Land of Israel. On the eve of the Jewish people’s preparation to enter

Your talents, skills, abilities and interests, as well as your other resources, indicate what Hashem has called on you to do while you’re in the