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<li>Where did the spies go wrong? If they were asked to report about the land, why were they punished for presenting their conclusions?</li> | <li>Where did the spies go wrong? If they were asked to report about the land, why were they punished for presenting their conclusions?</li> | ||
<li><a href="The Spies – Where Did They Tour" data-aht="page">What route did the spies take?</a> Did they really scout out the entire land and return to Moshe in only forty days?</li> | <li><a href="The Spies – Where Did They Tour" data-aht="page">What route did the spies take?</a> Did they really scout out the entire land and return to Moshe in only forty days?</li> | ||
| − | <li>The Torah states that on seeing tzitzit, a person will be reminded to observe all of Hashem's commandments. | + | <li>The Torah states that on seeing tzitzit, a person will be reminded to observe all of Hashem's commandments. How do tzitzit accomplish this goal?</li> |
<li>How does the story of the spies as told in Bemidbar <a href="The Story of the Spies in Bemidbar and Devarim" data-aht="page">compare</a> to the account in Devarim? How are the differences to be understood?</li> | <li>How does the story of the spies as told in Bemidbar <a href="The Story of the Spies in Bemidbar and Devarim" data-aht="page">compare</a> to the account in Devarim? How are the differences to be understood?</li> | ||
<li>What does <a href="Are Children Punished for Parents' Sins" data-aht="page">"פֹּקֵד עֲוֹן אָבוֹת עַל בָּנִים"</a> mean? Are children really punished for their parents' sins? How does this manifest Divine justice?</li> | <li>What does <a href="Are Children Punished for Parents' Sins" data-aht="page">"פֹּקֵד עֲוֹן אָבוֹת עַל בָּנִים"</a> mean? Are children really punished for their parents' sins? How does this manifest Divine justice?</li> | ||
Latest revision as of 11:36, 17 June 2017
Parashat Shelach – Opening Questions
- Where did the spies go wrong? If they were asked to report about the land, why were they punished for presenting their conclusions?
- What route did the spies take? Did they really scout out the entire land and return to Moshe in only forty days?
- The Torah states that on seeing tzitzit, a person will be reminded to observe all of Hashem's commandments. How do tzitzit accomplish this goal?
- How does the story of the spies as told in Bemidbar compare to the account in Devarim? How are the differences to be understood?
- What does "פֹּקֵד עֲוֹן אָבוֹת עַל בָּנִים" mean? Are children really punished for their parents' sins? How does this manifest Divine justice?
