Shelach The Children of Lot, The "Sin of the Spies" and Tish'a b'Av

Shelach | The Children of Lot, The "Sin of the Spies" and Tish'a b'Av by Rav Yitzchak Etshalom Why did Chazal anchor the tragic history of Tish'a b'Av in the events of this week's Parasha (Parashat Shelach)? Chazal famously anchor the tragedies of ט' באב in the "חטא המרגלים" - which was really the sin of those who were persuaded by the "תרים את הארץ" and wept "that night" and wanted to appoint a new leader to take them back to Egypt. How was this frightened and impulsive reaction a catalyst for the series of deliberate and horrific catastrophes that make up the history of Tish'a b'Av?

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Shelach The Children of Lot, The "Sin of the Spies" and Tish'a b'Av is an episode from KMTT - the Torah Podcast by Yeshivat Har Etzion.

This episode is 39:26 long.

This episode was published on Jun 3, 2026.

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