23 Jul PINHAS: SEEING WITH BOTH EYES
Parashat Pinhas continues the story that began at the end of the previous parasha, Parashat Balak. After Balak tried to have Bilam place a curse on Beneh Yisrael – an effort that failed – Bilam advised Balak...
Parashat Pinhas continues the story that began at the end of the previous parasha, Parashat Balak. After Balak tried to have Bilam place a curse on Beneh Yisrael – an effort that failed – Bilam advised Balak...
After Pinchas acted with zealotry by killing Zimri and Kozbi, he was rewarded by G-d with the “Covenant of Peace”. The Netziv (1817-1893) explains why – contrary to our intuitive expectation — the “Covenant of Peace” is in...
In the beginning of Shacharis, the morning prayer, we say Adon Olam. The Meforshim say that this is very appropriate since the Gemora tells us that Avrahom Avinu was the first to refer to Hashem as Adon, Our Master,...
The Chinuch (Mitzvah 488) explains the mitzvah of being happy on yom tov. He writes, “The Torah states (Devarim 16:14) V e ’ s a m a c h t a Be’chagecha,’ You shall rejoice in your festivals.’ Chazal (Chagigah 8.) say,...
Can one bake an open pan of chicken/ meat in a hot oven immediately after fish was baked in an open pan? What about the opposite, fish after meat, if both are open? A: The gemara teaches us that...
INGREDIENTS: Fruit filling 1 pound fresh rhubarb,chopped 1 pound strawberries, chopped 1/2 cup white sugar 1.5 tablespoons cornstarch 1 teaspoon vanilla extract Topping 3/4 cup all purpose flour 1/2 cup brown sugar 2 tablespoons white sugar 6 tablespoons margarine cut into...
This week’s parsha carries the name of Pinchas, son of Elazar, grandson of the Kohein Gadol, Aaron. The backstory to this week’s parsha really begins in parshas Balak, When Bilaam attempts to curse Bnei Yisroel....
In Search for a Successor Miriam has died. So has Aaron. G-d tells Moshe that his turn is about to come. “Go up this mountain in the Abarim range and see the land I have given Bnei Yisrael....
For many in Israel, on the surface, life is going on as normal. Children are in camp, coffee shops and malls are full, families are taking vacations, some within Israel and others abroad. And yet, beneath the...
The narrative involving Bilaam, Zimri ben Saluh, and the subsequent command to Moshe to take vengeance on Midian in Parashat Pinchas raises several complex questions about the biblical perspective on the actions of various nations towards Israel. When examining the...