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Jul 4, 2026, 9:57 AM

America 250: Revolution and Evolution

Pinchas 5786 The midterms are not too far off on the political horizon which means we will hear a lot about a desire for “change.” Sefer Bemidbar (The Book of Numbers) contains two diametrically opposed methods of effecting change,...

Jul 3, 2026, 10:51 PM

Counting and Caring: Pinchas and America’s 250th

American Flag With Jewish Stars - Etsy Stock Image

Renowned Holocaust survivor and Nobel laureate Elie Wiesel, of blessed memory, famously stated, “The opposite of love is not hate; it's indifference. The opposite of art is not ugliness; it's indifference. The opposite of faith is not heresy; it's...

Jul 3, 2026, 10:00 PM

Parshas Pinchas: Love Needs Boundaries

A Paradox of Divine Hope: Parshat Pinchas and the Agony of Reaching a Boundary Human experience is rarely crushed by immediate, absolute refusal. Far more agonizing is the slow, torturous unraveling of hope—the cruel psychological phenomenon wherein a slight shift...

Jul 3, 2026, 7:52 PM

The Freedom No One Can Take Away

In August of 1790, George Washington sailed into Newport, Rhode Island. The backstory to that trip is fascinating. The Constitution had already been accepted by the other twelve states, but Rhode Island resisted joining the Union. Many there feared that...

Jul 3, 2026, 5:48 PM

Parashat Pinchas: The Covenant Born After the Cut

There are moments when everything appears to function, even as something deep has already fractured. The camp breathes; people walk and eat and speak. An invisible fissure runs through the centre of the community. Pinchas arrives precisely there —...

William Hamilton

Jul 3, 2026, 5:44 PM

“With nothing left to be done in the way of building up, he would set boldly to the task of pulling down.” A 29-year-old Abraham Lincoln spoke these words in Springfield, Illinois to a 62-year-old nation in 1838. He...

Ben-Tzion Spitz

Jul 3, 2026, 5:30 PM

The Power of Honoring (Pinhas)

"Moses Ordaining Joshua" (AI image by author)

“Example is the school of mankind, and they will learn at no other” -Edmund Burke God has informed Moses of his impending forced retirement. Moses will not cross the Jordan River with the people of Israel to enter the promised land....

Sarah Segal-Katz

Jul 3, 2026, 3:08 PM

One year after the ‘Daughters of Zelophehad’ ruling: A marathon, not a sprint

The Supreme Court of Israel building
Photo: Lael Klein / Gluya Magazine

Today, the 18th of Tammuz, marks exactly one year since the ruling in the petition over women's right to sit the Chief Rabbinate's ordination exams (the "Yoreh Yoreh" track) on the same terms as men. The presiding justice, Noam...

Alexander Seinfeld

Jul 3, 2026, 12:51 PM

Was the 4th Good for the Jews?

July 3-4, 2026 • 19 Tamuz 5786 • Pinchas (Num 25-30) The 4th of July, 1776, as an act of rebellion, triggered a war. The Star Spangled Banner is a song about war (have you ever seen the full version?) Was it inevitable? Was it...

Amanda Goldstein

Jul 3, 2026, 6:34 AM

Five Sisters, a Puritan, and Me – Parshat Pinchas

My father spent decades doing genealogy research, well before DNA kits and apps populated a family tree for you in an afternoon. He disappeared into records and files for years, patiently tracing threads, for no reason except that he...

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