Shelach

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Shelach

When HaShem says to Moshe, “Shelach Lecha”,

too many options abound.

To Avraham His words,

were “Lech Lecha”, which,

has a much more compulsory sound.

Avraham questioned not the command,

he thought only to swiftly obey.

If Moshe alone,

 had come to the Land,

he’d have hotfooted in right away.

“Shelach Lecha” sounds like reluctant advice,

having little insistence behind it.

You can if you want, 

(but know there’s a chance,

that you won’t like the way that you find it.)

“Lech Lecha” doesn’t give you much choice,

one must rise to the challenge to do it.

But with rashus to eschew, 

what they knew they should do,

the meraglim went in, and they blew it.

Transpose if you can, the case of Iran,

“Shelach Lecha” once was an option.

but then “Lech Lecha” came,

threat of nuclear rain,

left us no choice, just like Hobson.*

* Hobson’s Choice: a free choice that is actually no choice at all