
Pinchas
Be a fundamentalist. Fundamentally good. Fundamentally holy. Fundamentally divine.
Pinchas is a zealot for goodness, doing whatever it takes to make the world better. It is rewarding. Moses counts the people – around 600,000 souls strong – and divides up the sacred real estate of the Holy Land. The daughters of Tzlofchod receive their legacy and the laws of inheritance are documented. Joshua is Moses’ successor. The Torah recounts daily offerings, the offerings of the new month, and the festival offerings, those of Passover, Shavuot, Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur, Sukkot and Shemini Atzeret.
Elitism: Are We All Created Equal?
Parshat Pinchas helps unravel the yichus dilemma – illuminating the balance between elitism & the masses; individuality and responsible leadership.
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We need a zealot today. Not a murderous zealot but a zealot of peace. A true Pinchas that will rise and defy conventional thinking.
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Free will remains the unwavering foundation of life. Nothing—neither good nor bad pedigree—impedes our free choice. True, lineage can help a person, just as other personality traits may create more conducive conditions; but we all have our strengths and our challenges to overcome.
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Discover new reservoirs of sustenance to revitalize a parched soul, and allow your inner flower to blossom freely.
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How does Russian history affect our Jewish lives today?
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Discover an approach to life and tragedy, that helps you become part of the solution and not part of the problem.
Read MoreLead or Leash?
Explaining the Talmudic prediction that in the days before the coming of Moshiach “The face (the leadership) of the generation will have the face of a dog”
Read MoreLife in the Regular
The Torah delegates various aspects of our relationship with G-d to “appointed times” but we should also endeavor to make “every day an appointed time”.
Read MoreDefying Space & Time
Unpacking the miracle of space in the Ark in the Holy Temple and the significance of time in the banquet that is our world.
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