[Avodah] Shelach

[Zev Sero]

Cantor Wolberg wrote:
> What I find interesting and somewhat ironic though, is that Yehoshua was 
> one of the m'raglim (albeit with a positive report) dispatched by Moshe 
> to scout the land and was
> certainly aware of the error (theologically speaking) and the tragic 
> outcome. Nevertheless, four decades later, we have a second mission 
> where he implements the same strategy to gather intelligence about the 
> Land.

No, he doesn't.   He sends actual spies, secret agents whose names
are not revealed, whom he chooses for their expertise, and trusts to
report to him *in secret* on the enemy's military position and what
weaknesses might be exploited.  That's the way this sort of thing has
been done since warfare was first invented.   It has nothing in common
with the political junket described in this week's sedra.


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