As God commanded Moses to include Caleb and Joshua, we can imagine the same command applies to us. We can seek to include people.
This week’s parasha starts out gloriously—we scout out the land in order to enter it. Then we investigate the concept of whores and heroes.
The study guide for Shlach focuses on the phrase used by spies, that the people of the land of Israel were too strong for the Israelites.
Our parashah is bookended by the story of the spies and tzitzit. This leads to a discussion on the obligation of mitzvot.