Pinchas, son of elazar, son of aharon the kohein, turned away my anger from the children of israeltherefore, say. An english translation of the arizals commentary on the torah shaar hapesukim, or the gate of verses, is the fourth of eight gates of the writings of the arizal. The parsha weekly torah portion for the week ending july 3 is pinchas. In discussion, volume 5 sefer devarim by pinchas winston. You can be anything that you choose if you apply yourself and try hard to work toward that goal. Although his act was lawful, the sages none the less said that had zimri turned around and killed pinchas instead, he would be deemed innocent since he would have acted in selfdefence. In parshat pinchas, pinchas is rewarded for his actions at the end of last weeks parsha, balak, in which he killed the israelite who was publicly intimate with a midianite woman. Plus how to take apart gods home, transport it across the desert, and put it back together again. Another census, the laws of inheritance, and the division of the land of israel. Pinchas was given a covenant of peace by hashem bamidbar 25.
I first encountered pinchas, the grandson of aaron whose zealotry earned him gods covenant of peace, as a 12yearold, preparing this weeks torah portion for my own bar mitzvah. The new book by rabbi lord jonathan sacks out on 12th march 2020. Parshat pinchas presents us with at least three distinct models of leadership. In discussion, volume 5 sefer devarim by pinchas winston this is the fifth and final book in the series of in discussion commentaries on the weekly parsha. This portion, pinchas, concludes last weeks lesson on the doctrine of balaam in the opening verses we see the culmination of this doctrine. Parashat pinchas revealing the torahs secrets portion of the. But was the covenant of peace meant to refer specifically to the covenant of circumcision.
All references are to the verses and rashis commentary, unless otherwise stated. Pinchas has become a symbol at the bris milah ceremony, as the first verses of our parsha are recited as a reminder of pinchass role in defending the covenant. Parshat pinchas 5761 controlling lust pinchas son of eleazar, son of aaron the priest, has turned back my wrath from the israelites by displaying among them his passion for me. I refer here to the story of princess cozbi, whose story is arguably more central, as the parsha is named for her killer. This weeks parsha begins with the incident of pinchas and the zealous actions that he took killing zimri as he was sinning with a woman from midyan. The hufftorah is an overview of the torah reading of the week, which is found in the book of numbers 25. Last weeks reading introduced us to pinchas phinehas, the son of eleazar the priest and grandson of aaron, who, during the rebellion at baal peor, zealously removed evil from israel by driving a spear through a tribal prince who was fornicating with a midianite princess. The talmuds teaching on pinchas, god and zealotry or. Pinchas had many merits, but to lead the nation, one would need to act in a manner befitting the personality of each individual rashis commentary on bamidbar 27. Vampires is not at all like in the movies or books. It has been a tremendous merit and pleasure to have been involved in such a project, especially since when i wrote the first one i really doubted that i would do a second one.
Hebrew for phinehas, a name, the sixth word, and the first distinctive word, in the parshah is the 41st weekly torah portion parshah in the annual jewish cycle of torah reading and the eighth in the book of numbers. Parshat emor is famous for its lengthy presentation of the chagim the jewish holidays. Weekly torah portion summary, questions, resources. A commentary on the torah by rabbi mordechai yosef of isbitza 18001854 is the collected teachings on the torah by the hasidic master rabbi mordechai yosef of isbitza. Questions and concepts for parsha pinchas numbers 25. God rewarded pinchas for an act of anger and vengeance. When pinchas saw an israelite man who was publicly consorting with a midianite princess, he killed them both, putting a spear. The gemara explained that the real explanation was that phinehas. Pinechas, pinchas, pinhas, or pinhas is the 41st weekly torah portion, parashah in. God was so pleased with pinchas holy anger and zeal for gods honor that he rewarded him and his descendants with a covenant of peace and a covenant of a lasting priesthood. Pinchas is rewarded for killing the israelite and the midianite woman who cursed god. Hidden beneath the surface of parshat pinchas the sages uncovered a story of great poignancy. Iyov 16 shabbat mevorchim chodeh av weekly dvar torah a project of the national council of young israel sponsored by the henry, bertha and edward rothman foundation rochester, ny,cleveland, ohio, circleville, ohio leadership rabbi aharon ziegler. We then have a census of all the israelites, which precedes the laws of how to divide the land of israel among the tribes.
God said to moses, the priest pinchas turned my anger away from the sons of israel by bringing my rights to bear. Pinchas speared the two through the belly, and gods anger was assuaged. At this stage, the five daughters of zelaphchad approach moshe and request the right to. Halakhically, the precedent of pinchas is severely limited. Thus, in the book of ruth, boaz announced his intention to redeem the fields of his. God said to moses, the priest pinchas turned my anger away from the sons of israel by bringing my rights to bear in their midst. At the 2001 assembly, a commentary on parashat pinchas was presented. Aaron s grandson pinchas is rewarded for his act of zealotry in killing the simeonite prince zimri and the midianite princess who was his paramour. In 2008, it won the national jewish book council everett family foundations. Thanks to pinchas a great chillul hashem has been avoided.
Many of these women are remembered through the generations by the men to whom they were connected, their husbands, fathers and brothers, and others by their deeds. God explains the apportionment of the land of israel. Perhaps the oldest medical and healing text known to man parashat pinchas is one of the most powerful series of books that comprise the complete mystical body of knowledge know as the zohar. Yehoshua rabinowitz the identification of pinchas with elijah, by means of the known agaddic statement that pinchas is elijah,1 is an attempt by some of the sages to describe the mysterious figure of the prophet. Parashat bo commentary 2 parashat bo commentary 2 parshat bo this weeks parsha is one of the three or four torah portions most central to the jewish narrative. Since parshat pinchas deals with the sacrifices brought in the temple, where blowing the shofar on shabbat was never omitted, it would have been inappropriate to record the hint of a possible omission there. Parashat bo commentary 2 parshat bo this weeks parsha is one of the three or four torah portions most central to the jewish narrative. Order now uk order now row, except uscanada out in the uscanada on 1st september 2020. Ironically, his act of violence earned him a covenant of peace. While the actions of pinchas are not to be upheld as a means to rid the world of immorality, and are still scrutinized and discussed, we can measure our own spiritual temperature using his zeal as a thermometer. The torah relates how the sins the jews committed with the women of midyan caused a plague which resulted in 24,000 deaths following the cessation of the plague, which ended when pinchas stepped forward and defended the honor of the jews. It is a proper noun a name and is the sixth word and first distinctive word in the portion.
The identification of pinchas with elijah, by means of the known agaddic. Kabbalist rabbi berg offers the first ever english translation of this fascinating treaties. Parashat hashavua pinchas 2014 5774 war, and peace 10. Moses is instructed on how the land is to be divided by lottery among the tribes and families of israel. Pinchas parshah quiz family parshah pinchas parshah quiz take this quiz to see how well you know the parshah of. Parshat pinchas picks up in the middle of a story that had begun in the prior parsha parshat balak the story of pinchas in english. Parshat pinchas weekly torah portion aleph beta aleph beta. Pinchas did not daven he engaged in argumentation 5779 interpreting the motivation for kanaus zealotry 5778 altruism or nepotism a jewish leader needs more than just gd given talent 5777. Pinchas is an important parsha for feminists, but more for the narrative that it marginalizes and the woman it vilifies than the women it praises.
Efrat, israel and the lord said to moses, take for yourself joshua the son of nun, an individual who has spirit within him, and lay or lean your hand upon him. The next midrash6 is an exegetical midrash, meaning that it deals with the. Pinechas, pinchas, pinhas, or pinhas hebrew for phinehas, a name, the sixth word and the first distinctive word in the parashah is the 41st weekly torah portion, parashah in the annual jewish cycle of torah reading and the eighth in the book of numbers. To appreciate the significance of this, not there is no parsha named abraham, isaac, jacob, sarah, rebecca, rachel, leah, joseph, moses, aaron or david. How the five books of moses are divided up into weekly portions. What does their story tell us about the divine ideal of equality. Parashat pinchas with rashis commentary in hebrew and. Frymerkensky noted that the book of joshua emphasizes the collective. Born in poland to a rabbinic family, reb yosef was a student of reb simcha bunem of pshiske. The sephardi chief rabbis betrayal of talmudic judaism a dvar torah prepared for parshat pinchas, 1997. Seths daughters lots wife the witch of endor lemuels mother. Rashi called this an ability to tolerate each individual according to his personality ibid.
Phineas, the grandson of aaron, who just committed a shocking act of zealotry. Answers to this weeks questions questions contents. Pinchas, aharons grandson, was born prior to the anointing. On account of pinchas zeal, god stopped the plague and israel was delivered from destruction. Pinchas merited both safety from those who might have sought revenge, and. Family edition is a new and exciting initiative from the office read more. Our parsha gets its name from the zealotry of pinchas who, without warning, killed a leader of the tribe of shimon and the midianite women he was sinning with. These same holidays are also described in the other books of chumash. Parshat pinchas 24 tammuz 5779 july 27, 2019 daf yomi. It tells of phinehass killing of a couple, ending a plague, and of the daughters of. Preorder here sacks has produced a work of extraordinary depth, beauty, urgency, and erudition. This is the 3rd volume of a complete english translation of the holy zohars section on parshat pinchas.
A census of the people counts 601,730 men between the ages of twenty and sixty. Pinhas contains a miniessay on leadership, as moses confronts his own mortality and asks god to appoint a successor. In reality it is a translation of a very valuable version of the zohar with a commentary called the sulam and as such is extremely important for readers unfamiliar with aramaic and hebrew. Elijah and the still, small voice pinchas 5775 pinchas 5774 lessons of a leader. Aarons grandson pinchas is rewarded for his act of zealotry in killing the simeonite prince zimri and the midianite princess who was his paramour. Throughout the tanakh, we cross paths with hundreds of unnamed women. Therefore, i shall give to him my covenants of peace and everlasting priesthood.
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