Which Truth Will Set You Free? (South Africa Sermon 3 in 2021)

This week's parasha contains the source of our Manhattan synagogue's logo since 1993: the image of Joshua & Caleb bringing back the "eshkol" – the huge cluster of fruit of The Land; and in our logo, the central fruit has a Jewish star embedded in it. The symbol is of 2 people out of 10 who "got it." They had the clarity, the courage, and the trust in God to GO TO where God wanted them, and DO WITH VIGOR what God wanted them to do – despite the risks involved. This from-the-heart idea is shared by Rabbi Bruce with the Cape Town congregation he has been serving intermittently as a shaliakh since 1986.