Translated and abridged by Rabbi Chanan Morrison
Parshat Shelach
One of the greatest tragedies in the history of the Jewish people occurred when the spies sent by Moses returned with a frightening report about the Land of Israel. Their dire warnings of a "land that consumes its inhabitants" convinced the people that they would be better off returning to Egypt.
Unlike all the other occasions when the Israelites rebelled, this time Moses was unable to annul God's decree. The entire generation died in the desert, never making it to the promised land. The best Moses was able to do was to delay the punishment for 40 years.
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