The Ma'apilim - Context

One thing interesting to note regarding the parshah of the Ma'apilim is what surrounds it.

• We start with the Meraglim
• Hashem sentences us to 40 years in the desert
• The Maapilim go up against Hashem's command.
• A parshah on how to bring certain korbanot
• The mitzvah of Challah - (See Pirkei Avot, search for the word Challah)
• A parshah on unintentional communal sin, the leadership being led astray and making mistakes
• A parshah on unintentional and intentional personal sin
• The story of the sabbath-desecrator and his sentence
• The mitzvah of Tzitzit