Moses sent 12 leaders of the Jewish people to spy out the Land of Canaan. The report by 10 of the spies caused an uproar in the Jewish camp.
Rabbi Dessler
Rabbi Eliyahu Dessler (1892-1953) was a rav in England and Israel. His teachings on Torah and mussar have been published in Hebrew as Michtav MiEliyahu. Parts have been translated into English as Strive for Truth.
Genesis 41:14-16 – Joseph Meets Pharaoh
Pharaoh had a dream about skinny cows eating fat cows. Then he had another dream about wind scorched grain swallowing healthy grain.
Genesis 33:3 – Jacob Bows
Esau was heading toward Jacob with 400 fighting men. Jacob was frightened that his brother would try to destroy him and his family.
Numbers 25:11-13 – Pinchas Man of Zeal
Phinehas was zealous and saved the Jewish people from being destroyed in a plague. God’s reward was to make him a priest. Why is this reward appropriate?
Leadership in the Wilderness – Book Review
For several months now I’ve been reading Leadership in the Wilderness by Dr. Erica Brown.
During that whole time I’ve been going back and forth in my mind about whether or not to write a review.