by Rabbi Moshe Aberman | Jun 17, 2015
Rav Moshe Aberman Former Rosh Kollel in Chicago “Hashem spoke to Moshe saying: Command the children of Israel and say to them: My offering… This is the fire-offering that you are to offer to Hashem: male lambs in their first year, unblemished,...
by Sinai Oron | Jun 17, 2015
Our parasha, parashat Pinchas, is named after “Pinchas, son of Elazar, son of Aaron the Cohen”, who turned back Hashem´s wrath from the children of Israel, when he Zealously (Kinah) took vengeance in the name of Hashem. Because of this Zealous act, in the...
by Elad Dahan | Jul 11, 2009
Elad Dahan Former Shaliach in Melbourne “The daughters of Tzelaphchad… drew near…” (Bamidbar 27:1) In this week’s parsha, Tzelaphchad’s daughters famously request that their father’s inheritance remain within their family. This story testifies to the caliber of...
by Yair Givati | Jul 7, 2007
Yair Givati Former Shaliach in Washington The beginning of our Parasha – Pinchas, and the end of the last Parasha – Balak, although separated into two Parashot, continue the same story – the Story of Am Israel going towards the women of Moaav...
by Rabbi Gideon Weitzman | Jul 15, 2006
I have a personal confession to make. Pinchas is my bar mitzvah portion, and so I have a special connection with the Parshah in general. But more than that. My father taught me for my bar mitzvah, and seeing that it was an extremely long Parshah and that there was a...
by Rabbi Dror Brama | Jul 22, 2005
Following forty years of Am Yisrael wandering in the desert, this week’s parsha lists all the families of the tribes as they are about to enter the land. In the genealogy of the tribe of Asher, we find a most peculiar verse (Bamidbar 26:46): “And Asher’s daughter’s...
by Adir Zik | Jul 10, 2004
In the time of the Beit Hamikdash there were public offerings brought daily, on Shabbat, the New Moon, and on Festivals. The Rosh Chodesh( New Moon) sacrifice was unique, in that it comprised not only of “burnt offerings” similar to the daily and Shabbat...
