What Made Joshua and Caleb Different? (Shelach Lecha)
From The Rabbi Sacks Legacy by Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks
June 9, 2026 · 9 min
About this episode
Rabbi Sacks discusses the differences between Joshua and Caleb in the context of the weekly Torah portion Shelach Lecha.
Welcome to Rabbi Sacks' commentary on the weekly Torah portion. Covenant & Conversation examines the ethics and wisdom we can derive from the Torah, week-by-week, parsha by parsha. Follow along with the full article, written and recorded by Rabbi Sacks in 2011, here: https://rabbisacks.org/covenant-conversation/shelach-lecha/what-made-joshua-and-caleb-different/ This week our FEATURED ARTICLE on Shelach Lecha (written by Rabbi Sacks in 2013) is available to read, print, and share, by visiting: https://rabbisacks.org/covenant-conversation/shelach-lecha/beyond-the-fringe/ The new FAMILY EDITION is now also available: https://rabbisacks.org/covenant-conversation-family-edition/shelach-lecha/beyond-the-fringe/ For additional articles, translations, videos, and other material from Rabbi Sacks, please visit www.RabbiSacks.org and follow @RabbiSacks. _________________________ With thanks to the Schimmel Family for their generous sponsorship of Covenant & Conversation, dedicated in loving memory of Harry (Chaim) Schimmel. _________________________
People in this episode
Host: Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks
Topics covered
- Torah commentary
- ethics
- wisdom
- Joshua
- Caleb
- Shelach Lecha
Keywords
- Joshua
- Caleb
- Torah
- Covenant & Conversation
- Rabbi Sacks
- Shelach Lecha
- ethics
- wisdom
Sponsors
Schimmel Family
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