This week's parasha deals with Moshe sending spies to scout out the Land of Israel. Among them is Moshe’s disciple, whose name Moshe changes from Hoshea to Yehoshua.

The name "Yehoshua Bin Nun" is different  from every other name in that it has "Bin" instead of "Ben" to denote "son of".Why is it Yehoshua Bin Nun and not |Ben Nun?" The Chatam Sofer provides an explanation.

We also look at some midrashim about Yehoshua's name and about the spies,  the Land of Israel and Lashon Hara.

 We then move to a midrash about tzitzit. How does the techelet  color symbolically serve as a reminder of God and the mitzvoth?