Pinhas' Act and Reward

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1. The Story of Ba'al Pe'or and Pinchas's Act

   Rabbi Yehuda Rock

   This parasha describes a grave moral deterioration, when the nation succumbs to their desires and engage in forbidden sexual relations. The leaders of the nation are at the forefront of the sin, but while God commands that the leadership be killed, Moshe only kills those who are engaged in the sinful act. Pinchas fulfills the divine edict by killing one of the leaders of the nation when he has relations publicly. His act is therefore not an act of personal zealousness, but rather a fulfillment of the divine command.

2. Parshat Pinchas - Of Zealotry and Idolatry

   Rabbi Chanoch Waxman

   תאריך פרסום: תש"ע | | 37 minutes

   How are we to evaluate Pinhas’s zealous actions and reconcile Moshe’s concern and God’s reward? How are we to approach zealotry in general? We begin by looking at various explanations of Pinhas’s conduct, and continue on to look at zealotry elsewhere in Tanakh – the story of Eldad and Meidad and Yehoshua’s zealous kin’a for Moshe, and the story of Eliyahu and the aftermath of Mount Carmel. We find a fascinating parallel between that story of Eliyahu, the zealous prophet and the story of Moshe, the anti-zealot, during the aftermath of the Sin of the Golden Calf.

3. Purposeful Reward

   Rabbi Ben-Tzion Spitz

4. Personal, Pure, Public

   Rabbi Ben-Tzion Spitz

5. Pinhas

   HaTanakh.com Staff

6. Erev Shabbat Parshat Pinchas - Pinchas, Yehoshua, and Bnot Tzlofchad

   Rabbi Ezra Bick | 20 minutes

   A few personalities are prominent in Parashat Pinhas: Pinhas, Yehoshua, and Bnot Tzlofchad.  We examine different opinions of the meaning of God establishing a "Brit Shalom" - "covenant of peace" with Pinhas. Was this a correcction for a problematic trait, or a badge of honor for orchestrating peace between Bnei Yisrael and God? 

   We take a look at a midrash about the elders' response to Yehoshua as Moshe's successor: Moshe shines like the sun,but Yehoshua shines like the moon.  Is this a negative reflection of Yehoshua or a negative reflection on others, seeing that Yehoshua, a more "regular" person than Moshe, was nevertheless able to reach enormous heights through his dedication and hard work?

   Finally, we look at the example of the Daughters of Tzlofchad, as well as other women in the desert generation (according to the midrash), who exemplified love and dedication to God and to the Land of Israel, who "fixed the breach in the fence" in the relationship between God and Israel. 

7. Short Thoughts on Pinchas - Zeal

   Rabbi Ezra Bick | 21 minutes

   Parashat Pinchas opens with the bracha given by God to Pinchas for his zealotry on behalf of God. What is the definition of kanaut - zeal - in the Torah? We examine the challenge posed by Zimri, which Pinchas thwarted. We gain insight into the meaning of the "covenant of peace" and the difference between zeal and people involved in court activities.

   Then we look at another zealot, one who says “I have been zealous for God”- Eliyahu. Hazal associates this non-normative trait with Pinhas.and view them as exemplifying two sides of zealotry. We examine the  similarities and differences  berween Eliyahu and Pinhas and consider the better and worse aspects of zeal.

8. Pinhas and the Generation Entering the Land

   Rabbi Jonathan Snowbell | 7 minutes

   Though we have mentioned the idea that the generation entering the Land demonstrated a new maturity lacking in the previous generation, the Sin of Baal Pe'or is perplexing. Have they really changed?

   Pinhas’s action, in contrast to the Levites in the Sin of the Golden Calf, is an action that is independent of Moshe. It is not at Moshe’s behest – it is of his own volition. This too, can serve as an example of the new generation’s maturing into a role of greater responsibility and initiative. Bnei Yisrael might continue to sin, but they also begin to solve their own problems with new leaders who will lead them as they continue into the Land. 

9. Yehoshua vs. Pinhas as Moshe's Successor: Shepherd vs. Savior

   Rabbi Shlomo Dov Rosen

10. The Netziv on God Promising Pinhas a "Covenant of Peace"

    Rabbi Shlomo Dov Rosen

11. What is the "Covenant of Peace" Promised to Pinchas?

    Rabbi David Silverberg

12. Pinchas: What Does It Mean To Be Zealous For God?

    Rabbi David Fohrman |

    The midrash tells us that Pinchas, the title character of this parsha, and Eliyahu, the prophet of Kings, are one and the same. In this week's parsha video, Rabbi Fohrman compares these two characters and asks, what does it mean to be zealous for God?

     

     

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