So what does the Negev mean to us?
We will examine this through the next Negev story – the story of the spies, in which Moshe commands: “Go up into the Negev and see the mountain.” What did David Ben-Gurion think of this verse? And what are the 2260(!) commentaries on this verse, according to the Vilna Gaon?
We will examine the story of the spies and ask: Why did Moshe command them to begin in the Negev? Why is it important for the Torah to specify such technical instructions? maybe these are not just technical instructions…
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