Ilustration Credit: Elad Lifshitz, Dov Abramson Studio
Devash is a weekly parashah magazine that makes Torah learning sweet. By engaging directly with texts and taking kids seriously as Jews, Devash helps children and grownups discover new ideas, values, and sweet morsels in the weekly Torah portion. Devash is designed for kids ages 7 and up to read independently, or together with families and teachers.
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CONTENTS
- Midrash / מִדְרָשׁ
- Why do the verbs switch from plural to singular during the spies journey? What can that teach us?
- What was so uniquely terrible about the sin of the מְרַגְּלִים (meraglim, spies) that got them such a harsh punishment?
- The spies describe Eretz Canaan as a land that eats up those who live in it. What does this mean?
- What was the long term impact of Benei Yisrael crying in reaction to the spies' report?
- In two separate instances when Moshe asks God to forgive Benei Yisrael, he describes God as אֶרֶךְ אַפַּיִם (slow to anger). What can we learn from that?
- Commentary / פַּרְשָׁנוּת
- Tzitzit might be about seeing something, or they might be about seeing someone. Which is it?
- Why did God and Moshe send the מְרַגְּלִים (meraglim, spies)?
- Halakhah / הֲלָכָה
- What is the mitzvah of הַפְרָשַׁת חַלָּה (separating hallah) and how does it relate to our parashah?
- This week’s parashah talks about צִיצִת (tzitzit) so what better chance to review some of the rules for these fringes?!
- A Moment of Hebrew / רֶגַע שֶׁל עִבְרִית
