by Ahuva Balofsky (Moderator) | f 5, 2015 | Pinchas
The remainder of the portion is dedicated to the sacrificial services to be brought daily to the Tabernacle, including the additions for special occasions. The daily offering consists of two lambs, one in the morning and one in the evening, with accompanying...
by Ahuva Balofsky (Moderator) | f 5, 2015 | Pinchas
Last week, God sent a plague to punish the Israelites for sinning in Shittim in the plains of Moab. The plague only ended when Phineas, grandson of Aaron, killed Zimri, an Israelite man who was sinning and Cozbi, the Midianite woman with whom he was sinning. In our...
by Ahuva Balofsky (Moderator) | f 5, 2015 | Shabbat, Pinchas, Shavuot (Pentecost)
Our portion picks up where last week’s left off, in the aftermath of a plague. Phineas is blessed by God for his actions and a new census of the people is taken. The brotherless daughters of Zelophehad appeal to Moses for a share in the land of Israel and God...
by Ahuva Balofsky (Moderator) | f 5, 2015 | Pinchas
As Moses will not be allowed to enter the Land of Israel, God tells him to climb to the top of Mount Abarim and see the land which He has given to the Children of Israel. The Israel Bible explains the repetition of beholding/seeing the land in both verses 12 and 13....
by Ahuva Balofsky (Moderator) | f 5, 2015 | Pinchas
As it becomes apparent that the nation is about to enter the land, the five brotherless daughters of Zelophehad approach Moses with an unusual request. Their father, they explain, perished in the desert, but was not among those who were punished with losing their...
