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Parashat Vayeishev
Presented By: Rav Mordechai Gershon
Written by: Yehuda Gold
In Parashat Vayeishev, the posuk says:
"Yaakov dwelt in the land of his father’s sojournings, in the land of Canaan."
Question
According to the Netziv, what is the importance for the Avot to settle the Land?
Answers
1. The mission of the Avot was to establish a holy nation in the holy Land for the Shechina to be manifest.
2. The Land has a unique quality to facilitate achieving purity and spiritual advancement, more than any other land.
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Presented By: Avrum Leeder
Written by: Yaakov Tessler
In chapter two of Sefer Yehoshua, Yehoshua sends two spies to the Land and Yericho.
Questions:
Are sending spies a positive or negative action? If the first time when Moshe sent spies brought calamity, why would Yehoshua decide to send spies?
Answer
A spying mission is positive or negative depending upon the goals of that mission. Yehoshua’s mission was positive since the agents facilitated Israel’s conquest of the Land..
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