Parashat Pinhas is, in the vast majority of years, read during the period of the Three Weeks, when we begin observing certain restrictions in solemn commemoration of the destruction of the Bet Ha’mikdash. Rav Abraham Yehoshua Heschel of...
SHIVASAR B’TAMUZ IS THIS THURSDAY JULY 6 Many people feel that a fast day is a day to sleep and relax. However, a fast day is really a time for retrospecting and doing teshuva. Many different halachos are...
Bnei Yisroel’s days in the desert were coming to a close. It would soon be time to enter Eretz Yisroel. This is the backdrop to the story of Tzelafchad’s daughters, found in this week’s...
It is both a privilege and an obligation to at- tend shul. However, sometimes a commu- nity finds it necessary to expel a member. Under what conditions is it per- missible to tell someone he is no longer...
The Verse that Says It All A fascinating Midrash credits an isolated verse in this week’s Torah p o r t i o n , Pinchas, encapsulating the quintessence of Judaism. The Midrash quotes four opinions as to which...
Summer is the best time for delicious farm fresh produce. Take advantage and buy fresh from the farm ingredients – they will enhance your meals INGREDIENTS: For the Salad 1 1/2 pounds fresh green beans, trimmed...
It happens in air- ports around the world, or in random places including na- tional parks, hospi- tals, convention cen- ters, and sporting events. You see each other from a distance. As you get closer, you lock eyes...
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 fact...
One of the great Biblical acts of valor was the zealous execution of the Nasi Zimri and the Midianite Princess Kozbi by the courageous tzaddik, Pinchas. Although the Torah rarely discusses rewards, Hashem informs us that Pinchas was granted a great...
We find an interesting pasuk in the parashah of Akeidas Yitzchak (Bereishis 22:7). “Then Yitzchak spoke to Avraham his father and said ‘Father – ‘And he Avraham) said,’ Here I am, my son. And he (Yitzchak) said ‘Here are the fire and the...