After Pinchas kills the Jewish man and Midianite woman committing immoral acts, God applauds Pinchas, granting him a “brit shalom” (covenant of peace; Numbers 25:12). Can we deduce from God’s approval ...

Our guest this week is Rabbi Stuart Weinblatt, leader of the B’nai Tzedek congregation in Potomac, MD. Rabbi Weinblatt is the President of the Rabbinic Cabinet of the Jewish Federations of North ...

Rabbi Alexander Davis is the senior rabbi of Beth El Synagogue in St. Louis Park, MN, where he previously served as the associate rabbi. Rabbi Davis received his B.A. in German Studies from Grinnell ...

Parashat Pinchas: Zealotry: The impetus to do the right thing The story of Pinchas reminds us that even someone who once acted boldly in zeal can also become a leader of peace and understanding.

Parashat Pinchas confronts us with a profound question—not about religious fanaticism, as many suggest, but about the danger of unchecked tolerance. Pinchas kills Zimri and Cozbi for their brazen act ...

Parashat Pinchas begins with a continuation of the narrative of Israel’s immoral behavior found at the conclusion of Parashat Balak. That behavior was induced by Balaam, the heathen prophet hired by ...

After weeks of dramatic episodes – Pinchas’s zeal, Bilaam’s curses, Balak’s schemes, and the plague at Peor – this week’s parsha offers a profound shift and in particular one moment I found very ...

Life is a constant struggle. It is ultimately a struggle between our body and our soul. It is a fight between what our body desires and what our soul aspires. Eventually, for all, the struggle ends.

Jerusalem Post / Judaism / Torah Portion Parashat Pinchas: Every Jew is torn between hope and history Moses does not stand alone on Nevo – we stand with him. Together, we gaze toward a future we build ...