The Fortieth Year

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1. The Main Monologue of Sefer Devarim

   Rabbi Yehuda Rock

   Moshe's monologue is finally complete. Rishonim are divided as to when Moshe actually heard the content of this speech from God. Specifically, the Rishonim discuss the many commandments that appear within this monologue: did Moshe receive these commandments at Sinai or did he receive them only in The Fortieth Year?

2. The Sin of Moshe and Aharon

   Prof. Jonathan Grossman

   What was the sin of Moshe and Aharon at Mei Meriva? This lesson suggests an explanation based on the comparison to Parashat Beshalah in particular, and the nation's complaints about water in general.

3. Parashat Chukat - A Watershed in Sefer Bamidbar

   Rabbi Elchanan Samet

   The events described in Parashat Chukat occurred on the fortieth year of Bnei Yisael's journey through the desert. The nation at this point in history comprised of the children of those who sinned in the Sin of the Spies. This fact sheds new light on their complaints.

4. Parshat Devarim - Moshe, the Spies, and the Scouts

   Rabbi Chanoch Waxman

   תאריך פרסום: תש"ע | | 38 minutes

   This shiur examines Moshe’s recounting of the spies. Why is this story found here in Devarim? Why does Moshe decide to recount this story now, on the cusp of the people entering Eretz Yisrael? Moshe tells the story as if the sending of spies was the people’s initiative. But how well does this fit with the story in Bemidbar? As we compare and contrast the two accounts, we find clues about the root of the sin and collapse. If people do not have the self-respect and self-confidence allowing them to believe the could conquer the land, their attitude becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy. “God helps those who help themselves,” but in the generation of former slaves, even the leaders believed they were nothing. Moshe has to reinforce a different attitude to those about to enter the Land of Israel.