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![]() Pinchas did not wait for the leaders' direction when G-d's honor was threatened.
Parashat
Pinchas is always read around the time of the
3 week summer mourning period. The Talmud says that
Pinchas the priest and Elijah - the prophet
and announcer of Mashiach - are one and the same.
It is as if G-d gives us the cure before the malady by telling us not to worry: if parashat Pinchas is being read, then Elijah is soon to arrive and announce Mashiach's arrival! |
![]() Intermediate
The rational and the supra-rational come together in the Land of Israel.
In this week's Torah portion, the Torah speaks about dividing
the Land of Israel into tribal portions.
One aspect was according to the
census - dividing the Land in an equitable way according to the tribes'
populations. The second was according to a lottery -
essentially a divine decree verifying this division.
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