Parshat Shelach Lecha includes two difficult tales of the Wilderness Generation. The twelve spies who were sent to scout out Canaan - ten of whom describe the task of conquering the land as impossible; and the case of Stick Gatherer, a man executed by the community for violating the laws of Shabbat. These stories have much to offer us about communal responsibility, the Biblical and rabbinic understandings of faith, and more. We will explore these questions through the biblical text, commentaries, and modern interpretations. No previous text learning experience is required, all sources will be available in both English and the original.

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Alex Goldfarb (he/him) is a fifth-year rabbinical student at Hebrew College, and a Learning Guide at Lehrhaus. He has led and co-founded a variety of social enterprises and nonprofits, including a Jewish garden education organization, a sustainable fishing company in Somaliland, and a solar development company in the Horn of Africa. He is an enthusiastic learner and teacher of rabbinic literature - at Lehrhaus, Brandeis Hillel, Temple Emanu-El, or wherever his bicycle happens to take him.