As campers pack duffle bags and climb onto buses, many of us are standing at our own thresholds, facing something new, unknown, and a little bit scary. In this Shabbat message on parashat Sh’lach L’cha, we meet the twelve scouts, the “very good” land, and the moment they call themselves “grasshoppers in our own eyes.” Drawing on the story of Caleb and Joshua’s ruach acheret — a different spirit — we explore what it means to cross into new chapters: sending kids to camp, navigating divorce or retirement, becoming empty nesters, or learning how to live after profound loss. Rabbi Pam Silk invites us to notice the fearful “however…” voice within and to choose a courageous story about who we are and what we’re capable of. Whether you’re sending someone you love to camp or standing at a threshold of your own, may this help you say: the land is good, and I am capable of meeting it.