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his week's sedrah begins we see that the scouts change the
with the story of the tone of their report. After initially
m'raglim, the scouts sent indicating that the land is good but
by Moses to spy out the the prospects for success are high-
ly questionable (Numbers 13:27-
land of Canaan.
The account, taken together 29), Caleb objects to their analysis
with a somewhat different per- (Numbers 13:30). Only when the
spective from the first chapter of scouts were challenged does the
Torah indicate that "they
Deuteronomy, has the
brought out slander
Jewish people requesting
against the land" (Num-
that scouts be sent.
bers 13:32), insisting that
Moses and God accede;
this is a "land that con-
after 40 days, the scouts
sumes its inhabitants."
return and deliver their
At the outset, the
report. The scouts tell of
scouts simply lacked faith
a "land flowing with milk
that God would help and
and honey," but also a
protect them, but when
land of "fierce nations,
challenged, to fortify their
fortified cities and giants"
RABBI E LIEZER position and to influence
(Numbers 13:27-28).
the people, they exagger-
COH EN
Ten of the scouts ex-
ated or even lied. It was
SPEC IAL
plain that a successful
this sin of dishonesty, in
TO T HE
invasion is impossible;
an attempt to "win the ar-
and only two, Caleb and
JEWISH NEWS
gument" and to maintain
Joshua, insist that "if
their power and influ-
God wants it, He will
bring us to the land and give it to ence, for which they were pun-
us" (Numbers 14:8). The nation ished by "dying in a plague before
accepts the negative report of the God" (Numbers 14:37).
How often do we find ourselves
10 and are demoralized to the
point of threatening to stone the involved in some kind of dispute,
dissenters to death (Numbers and, to convince others (and, in
14:10) and return to Egypt. fact, sometimes even ourselves)
Whereupon, it seems, only due to of the correctness of our position,
the supplication of Moses, does we resort to exaggeration or to
God agree not to destroy the twisting the facts? How many of
whole nation as one and instead us, to save face and to maintain
swears that they will continue to our egos, to influence others and
wander in the wilderness for 40 to preserve authority, will perse-
years until the entire generation vere in a dispute we know is un-
(with the exception of Caleb and just or dishonest?
When this is done on the per-
Joshua) dies out.
The scouts are identified as sonal level, it is hard to know the
"the heads of each tribe (Num- consequences. When it is done on
bers 13:3-4) except the tribe of the communal or religious level,
Levi. These men were leaders — are we any less guilty than the
influential, responsible men. It scouts? El
seems that they were reporting
honestly what they felt about the
prospects of victory. It was only
a year and a half before that, the
Torah tells us, "God didn't lead
them through the land of the
Philistines lest they see war and
change their minds and return
to Egypt" (Numbers 13:17). •
It seems that the necessity to
remain in the wilderness until The Birmingham Temple has ,f
the death of that generation was elected a new executive board
not a punishment for trans- and board of trustees. The exec-
gressing, but rather an acknowl- utive board is as follows: presi-
edgment that the generation was dent, Joseph Gadon; treasurer,
not ready to successfully invade Charles Paul; secretary, Paul
the land of Canaan. Likewise, the Kadish. Board of trustees: Joseph
scouts were not punished for Ben-Gal, Ann Ellenbogen, Tom
lacking faith — how can that be Fleischer, Kevin Grimm, James
punishable?
Grossman, Myra Jacobs, Ruth
Rather, if one takes a careful Kellman, Janice Leadbitter,
look at the verses of the dispute, Bruce Luria, Frank Mandle- Q."
baum, Jeanne Mirer, Robin Mot-
Eliezer Cohen is rabbi of
Skip Rosenthal, Robert Stone,
Congregation Or Chadash.
Marvin Waldman, Paula Wolfe.

Temple Elects
New Board

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