Shlach 5782 - Ger V'Toshav: Remembering Where Our Values Come From

The day had finally arrived.  After all kinds of advanced planning, 12 leaders of Am Yisrael were prepared to head out on their mission to spy out Eretz Canaan and provide critical data which would be used to conquer the land.   And as they prepare to leave, the Torah tells us that Moshe calls over his trusted student, Hoshea Bin Nun and changes his name to Yehoshua.  Why does he change his name now? Rashi quotes from the gemara in Sota 34b that this was not simply a name change, but rather…