PARSHA POSTS: PINCHAS

Apply for a Blog

Aug 6, 2024, 11:35 PM

What kind of world would we want to see?

The Shabbat before Tisha B’Av is called Shabbat Chazon — Vision/ to see. On this Shabbat, say the Chassidic masters, we are granted a vision of the Third Temple. The questions to contemplate are: Can the state of Israel...

Aug 6, 2024, 9:14 PM

We Don’t Stop Because We Grow Old; We Grow Old Because We Stop

My Birthday Blessing to You! How do you feel about getting older? Is it something you're excited about or does it stress you out? Moses, the most accomplished Jew of all time, is told by G-d in this week’s portion that...

Steven Zvi Gleiberman

Aug 2, 2024, 3:05 PM

The descendants of Reuven and Gad express their interest in remaining on the eastern side of the Jordan River, rather than crossing to the Promised Land. Moshe's response to them is, "Shall your brothers go to war while you...

Jul 31, 2024, 10:02 AM

The War of Words

In this week's Torah portion, Parsha Matot, we delve into the power and sanctity of words. The portion begins with a significant verse emphasising the importance of keeping one's vows and the weight of spoken commitments. This teaching resonates...

Mordechai Soskil

Jul 30, 2024, 11:28 PM

Three Weeks; Three Rocks

This is the time of the year when the calendar and halacha draws our attention to the historic and theological reality that we are in exile. There were many years when it was work to try and feel that....

Elchanan Poupko

Jul 28, 2024, 1:37 PM

Pinchas: Invest in Israel Now

In various stages in life, we have the regrets that come with them. In life we go from “I wish I would have gone to that summer camp or that school, to have wished to have gone to that...

Alexander I. Poltorak

Jul 26, 2024, 10:47 PM

Zealotry and Mercy: Parashat Pinchas on the War in Gaza

The biblical story of Phinehas (Heb. Pinchas) presents a complex moral scenario where an act of violence is divinely sanctioned as a means to restore order and peace. This narrative brings the ethics of conflict in sharp relief. The story...

Jul 26, 2024, 7:11 PM

We all should read the ICJ opinion – this week I experienced it

The damage to a warehouse caused by an attack by Jewish settlers from the Homesh settlement in the Palestinian village of Bazariya near Nablus, July 12, 2024. (Nasser Ishtayeh/Flash90)

The Court described de facto annexation and a failure to extend protections to Palestinian residents. That's exactly what I see.

Jul 26, 2024, 6:21 PM

Parshat Pinchas

In last week's Parsha, we learn about Bilam unsuccessfully trying to curse The Children of Israel. And about Pinchas Killing Zimri the head of the tribe of Shimon and Kozbi the daughter of Balak and stopping the terrible plague...

William Hamilton

Jul 26, 2024, 6:20 PM

Near and Personal

A real human being. Like Oren Goldin, age 33, beloved husband, father, son, grandson, sibling, whose body was recovered yesterday. Along with 4 other precious souls, Ravid, Mia, Timer, and Kirill. Oren was playful. As an auto mechanic, he...

Load more