In Parashas Shelach, the stories of the spies are read in the Torah. Here in the middle of the desert the people aren’t sure about going into Israel. They’ve heard rumors, they are afraid. The unknown is always a bit scary. Even though God has been with them all along. From the slavery in Egypt, through the long years in the desert, the people are unsure if they can reach the promised land. So, God says to Moses, ‘send forth men, if you please, and let them spy out the Land o