Join Mark Call of Shabbat Shalom Mesa for a study of the parsha \u201cBeha’alotcha\u201d (Numbers chapter 13 through 15).<\/p>\n
The Erev Shabbat overview teaching includes the story of another one of the most difficult incidents in the Torah, as well as the first recorded attempt at “democracy” in recorded history.\u00a0 It is a tough lesson, but one that remains vital to our understanding today:<\/p>\n
Shelach 2016 <\/a><\/p>\n The Sabbath Day teaching combines elements from at least two disparate, but very much related, turning points in history:<\/p>\n the story of the ‘spies’ and the First Recorded Vote in history,<\/p>\n and the signing of the Declaration of Independence,<\/p>\n both of them arguably even more crucial today than ever:<\/p>\n “Why not believe Him?”<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The pendulum swings both ways, and history may not repeat, but it “rhymes”.
\nWhat do the story of the spies from Numbers 13-14 have to do with the widely-ignored Declaration of Independence, and Lawless Amerika 2016? Continue reading