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EPISODE · Jun 10, 2026 · 12 MIN

R. Avital Hochstein on Parashat Shelah: How to Stand in Minority

from Ta Shma · host Hadar Institute

Parashat Shelah confronts us with a poignant question that touches our personal lives from time to time: How do we hold fast to a minority opinion?  How can we align ourselves with Yehoshua and Calev, resisting the temptation to join the majority consensus of the spies?

Parashat Shelah confronts us with a poignant question that touches our personal lives from time to time: How do we hold fast to a minority opinion? How can we align ourselves with Yehoshua and Calev, resisting the temptation to join the majority consensus of the spies?

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