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This issue
News P.1 Parasha’s comments P.2-4 Haftara P.4-5 Apostolic Writings P.5 Stories P.6 Inspirational Corner P.6,7 Color Sheet for Kids P.7
Weekly Jewish-Adventist Journal of Information
We pray every week for leaders of the Jewish Ministry, According to our list of prayer for 2016, I suggest that we continue Jewish Adventist leaders, thus I invite our partners to pray from August 1 to 6 for Andrey & Elena Sukhovarov & Alexander Vashchinin, who are working in Ukraine and take care of the congregation in the region of Dnepropetrovsk. Let’s pray for them.
World Congress
NEWS
The World Congress is over, As it has been said, 135 people attended this Congress in Paris. But in Addition we have broadcast most of the lecture and worship on Internet live Stream, and people from not less than 45 countries were watching this Congress. These countries are: Argentina, Australia, Botswana, Brazil, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Curaçao, France, Germany, Guadeloupe, Hungary, India, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Korea, K uwa it, Latvia, Malaysia, Martinique, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nigeria, Norway, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Romania, Russia, Saint Barthelemy, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Trinidad And Tobago, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay, Venezuela. We can praise the Lord for this wonderful result and influence all over the world.
Consensus Statement
A consensus Statement has been voted at World Congress, on July 16, 2016. ------------------------We, members and friends of the World Jewish Adventist Friendship Center, who gathered in a congress from July 13-16, 2016 in Paris, want to affirm our friendship and solidarity with the World Jewish community and to appreciate the commonalities of our faith.
We affirm that Jews and Adventists worship the Creator, the God of Abraham. We also recognize the blessing of keeping and celebrating the Shabbat (from sundown Friday to sundown Saturday), and acknowledge the continuing relevance of the divine law. We recognize the historical role of the Jewish people in preserving the Holy Scriptures and their legacy regarding the sanctuary and worship, as testified in the Scriptures. As Seventh-day Adventists, we are greatly indebted to the Jewish people for the spiritual heritage that we all cherish. We encourage all, both Jew and Gentile, to affirm and to strengthen their faith in the Creator, worshiping Him “with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your might,” (Deuteronomy 6:5).
Comments
In addition to the comment posted in the news of last week, here are some other comments received from Corinne: “Thanks from the bottom of our heart for this wonderful congress. I thank every people who have given us such beautiful messages and hope to be able to participate to this mission. Thanks also for all the documents we received. Praise the Lord for everything.” From Maria: Thank you for everything and all your kindness during the World Congress in Paris. It was a fruitful time to us.” We will publish some other comments in the following weeks.
Parasha Overview
Pinchas
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-d tells Moshe to inform Pinchas that he will receive G-d’s “covenant of peace” as reward for his bold action — executing Zimri and the Midianite princess Kozbi. G-d commands Moshe to maintain a state of enmity with the Midianites who lured the Jewish People into sin. Moshe and Eleazar are told to count the Jewish People. The Torah lists the names of the families in each tribe. The total number of males eligible to serve in the army is 601,730. G-d instructs Moshe how to allot the Land of Israel to Bnei Yisrael. The number of the Levites’ families is recorded. Tzlofchad’s daughters file a claim with Moshe: In the absence of a brother, they request their late father’s portion in the Land.
“The LORD said to Moses, “Go up into this mountain of Abarim and see the land that I have given to the people of Israel. When you have seen it, you also shall be gathered to your people, as your brother Aaron was,” (Numbers 27:12–13)
Parasha for this Week
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Shabbat Morning Service
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t is customary for the Jewish people to begin the morning service on Shabbat later than on the weekdays? Many people ask why. The reason for this custom is found in this week’s Parasha. The morning service is in place of the morning sacrifice. When speaking about the daily morning sacrifice in this Parasha, the Torah uses the expression “in the morning” (Numbers 28:4). But when mentioning the Shabbat sacrifice the expression is, “On the Shabbat day” (Numbers 28:9) which implies a later time than morning.
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arashat Pinchas teaches us about the special sacrifices that were offered on Shabbat, Rosh Chodesh and the different holidays, “At the beginnings of your months, you shall offer a burnt offering to the LORD:” (Numbers 28:11). Therefore, we always read parts of Parashat Pinchas on Rosh Chodesh and holidays.
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Due to this, in the course of the year, Parashat Pinchas is read more than any other Parasha in the Torah!
Pinchas The Priest
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he Parasha starts saying, “And the L-rd spoke to Moshe, saying: Pinchas, the son of Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest, has turned away My wrath from the children of Israel… Therefore say: Behold, I give unto him My covenant of peace (Shalom). And it shall be to him and to his seed after him a covenant of an everlasting priesthood…” (Num 25:10-13). Pinchas was the son of Eleazar and grandson of Aaron the Kohen Gadol (High Priest). At the end of the previous Parasha we read that Pinchas stood up for G-d’s honor. He killed a prince of the tribe of Shimon who sinned with a Midianite woman. In this Parasha, G-d rewards Pinchas for his act which stopped a plague affecting the Jewish nation. In reward, G-d gave him the “covenant of peace,” through bestowing upon him the honor of becoming a Kohen (Priest). Although the priesthood (Kehunah) is passed automatically from father to son, yet, though he was Aaron’s grandson, Pinchas was not a Kohen.
For when G-d gave the priesthood to Aaron and his sons, He decreed that this special status could only be transmitted to future generations. It did not apply to any of Aaron’s grandchildren who were living at that time. So Pinchas, who was already born, wasn’t a Kohen until G-d rewarded him and made him a Kohen. Eliyahu Levenson explains us about the Pinchas’s priesthood saying “Pinchas was the grandson of Aharon (Bava Basra 109b). When Hashem created the Kohanim, this applied to Aharon and his sons, and all their male offspring thereafter, but not to Pinchas, who was already born and a grandchild. Pinchas was added as a priest separately by G-d, but the line of Pinchas, as well as all Kohanim, begins with Aharon. In 1st book of Chronicles 6:35, Pinchas is called Aharon’s son. G-d often makes statements of appearances, Pinchas was like a son, but was actually a grandson. Tzadok was the first Kohen Gadol to attend to the needs of the 1st Beith HaMikdash. (Yechezkel 40:46). Tzadok was a descendent of Pinchas through Aharon’s son Eleazar. (Ezra 7:2-5; 1 Chronicles 30-34).
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here are different opinions as to know how many High Priests there were in the First and Second Temples. According to the opinion of the Sifri (and Tosafot Zevachim 101b), the First Beth Hamikdash (Temple) had 80 High Priests (Kohanim Gedolim) and the Second Beth Hamikdash had 300 Kohanim Gedolim. They were all descendants of Pinchas.
A New Covenant
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he Torah states: “Therefore tell him I am making my covenant of peace with him.” (Numbers 25:12). The concept of the “covenant” is very important in the Bible. G-d is willing to save humanity, that is why he made already many covenants. First the covenant with Adam and Eve (Gen 3:9-19) then the covenant with Noah (Gen 9:9) then the covenant with Abraham, and the covenant with Isaac and the covenant with Yaakov (Lev 26:42). The covenant is an absolute promise of G-d. Since the flood and the time of Noah, it is raining
on the earth. And nobody is afraid of a new flood or destruction of the world by the waters, when G-d made his covenant with Noah he promised “I will remember my covenant that is between me and you and every living creature of all flesh. And the waters shall never again become a flood to destroy all flesh.” (Genesis 9:15). A covenant is an absolute promise of G-d. The covenant contracted with Pinchas is a covenant of Shalom. Shalom is the most complete harmony of all the condition on earth, among one another and with G-d. This Shalom is the absolute promise of G-d to his people. G-d aims to bring about the realization of His promise, and the world can rest assured hat ultimately it will be realized. Shalom is a precious thing for which one is obligated to sacrifice everything, all of one’s own rights and possessions. But Rabbi Hirsch says that one may never sacrifice for it the rights of others, and one may never sacrifice for it what G-d has declared to be good and true. There can be true Sha-
lom among men only if they all are at peace with G-d.
Moshe fulfilled his Mission
The Torah states: “The L-rd said to Moses, “Go up into this mountain of Abarim and see the land that I have given to the people of Israel.” (Numbers 27:12). Moshe’s mission was to lead the people of Israel from the slavery of Egypt to the land of Canaan, the promised land, and to prepare them for taking possession of the land and for fulfilling their mission there. But the realization itself did not devolve upon him. He is to die not in the land to which he led the people, but only within sight of that land. Moshe was not surprised, he knew that he would not enter the Promised Land since Kadesh Barnea and the events of Refidim, “because you rebelled against my word in the wilderness of Zin when the congregation quarreled, failing to uphold me as holy at the waters before their eyes.” (Numbers 27:14). Let’s remember, Moshe was commanded to bring forth water from the Rock by a blow with
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Moshe asks G-d for the ruling, and G-d tells Moshe that their claim is right. The Torah teaches the laws and priorities which determine the order of inheritance. G-d tells Moshe that he will ascend a mountain and view the Land that the Jewish People will soon enter, although Moshe himself will not enter. Moshe asks G-d to designate the subsequent leader, and G-d selects Yehoshua bin Nun. Moshe ordains Yehoshua as his successor in the presence of the entire nation. The Parasha concludes with special teachings of the service in the Beit Hamikdash
Haftara Overview 1 Kings 18:4619:21
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he Parasha is about Pinchas who killed Zimri and the Midianite princess Kozbi. “The name of the slain Israelite man, who was killed with the Midianite woman, was Zimri son of Salu, head of an ancestral house belonging to the Simeonites. The name of the Midianite woman who was killed was Cozbi daughter of Zur, who was the head of a clan, an ancestral house in Midian. “ (Num. 25:14-15). G-d congratulated Pinchas for his action. The LORD spoke to Moses, saying: “Pinchas son of Eleazar, son of Aaron the priest, has turned back my wrath from the Israelites… Therefore say, ‘I hereby grant him my covenant of peace. (Num. 25:10-12). The haftara reminds us of the story of Elijah who performed great deeds as Pinchas did. Elijah killed the priests of Baal. “But the hand of the LORD was on Elijah; he girded up his loins and ran in front of Ahab to the entrance of Jezreel. Ahab told Jezebel all that Elijah had done, and how he had killed all the prophets with the sword. (1Kings 18:46-19:1). The leaders of Israel at the time of Elijah were not faithful to G-d. The queen wanted to kill Elijah, not to reward him. “Then Jezebel sent a messenger to Elijah, say-
“And you shall say to them, This is the food offering that you shall offer to the LORD: two male lambs a year old without blemish, day by day, as a regular offering. The one lamb you shall offer in the morning, and the other lamb you shall offer at twilight;” (Numbers 28:3–4)
the staff of G-d. This water should represent the great miraculous power of G-d in the wilderness but he disobeyed and stuck the rock twice instead of speaking to it. Rabbi Hirsch reminds us that when the people reached the border of the land the Mission of Moshe and Aaron was concluded. “listed the people of Israel in the plains of Moab by the Jordan at Jericho.” (Numbers 26:63) For G-d has sent Moshe and Aaron to perform great deeds in the midst of the people, to enlighten their minds and to accustom them to a way of life. This mission was now accomplished, and it suffices for all time. There will no longer be a need for the miracles of Exodus and for the revelation of the Torah. Moshe and Aaron could be in rest for the day of the resurrection. However attentive readers of the Brit Hachadasha understand through the words of Jude, that Moses was resurrected right after his death: “But when the archangel Michael, contending with the devil, was disputing about the body of Moses…” (Jude 1:9). Michael, the special angel of G-d who was with Israel during all their journey in the wilderness (Exodus 23:20), resurrected the body of Moses even though the devil did not agree.
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Bible Centered Leaders
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he Torah states: “And the Almighty said unto Moshe, ‘Take Yehoshua, the son of Nun, a man in whom is the spirit and place your hand upon him (to designate him as the leader).” (Numbers 27:18). Rashi, the great commentator, writes regarding this verse: “Appoint a man to announce the laws loudly for Yehoshua so that he shall expound the Law during your lifetime; so that people shall not say concerning him, “he was not able to lift his head during the days of Moshe.” We must do all that we can to strengthen the power of Bible Centered leadership. The Almighty - and Moshe - wanted to ensure that the Jewish People had a leader to succeed Moshe who they would follow. Thus Moshe wanted his successor appointed before he died. He also wanted Joshua to publicly teach Torah in his presence to demonstrate that Moshe sanctioned and approved of Joshua’s position. This was a great kindness to both Joshua and the Jewish people.
Leadership
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or forty years, Moses had fulfilled the leadership role. During all this time, says Rabbi Neftali Reich, as he
enjoyed daily prophetic encounters with G-d, Moses was constantly growing in holiness until he reached a point where he was, according to the Midrash, like an angel. Even so, whenever the people had challenged the divine will, he had fathomed their motivations and defended them. Even as he ascended from the mundane to the celestial, the gulf between him and his people had never widened to the point where he could not relate to them. Now that it was time for a change in leadership, the Almighty chose Joshua who also excelled in his sensitivity to the nuances of each individual’s spirit. This was the fundamental quality that G-d wanted for a biblical leader. Let’s remember that G-d gave to Moses the privilege to be in heaven before the great day of the resurrection. That is why in Matatyahu 17:13 we see Yeshua glorified and speaking with Moses and Elijah, if Moses was not resurrected it would have not been possible to speak with Yeshua, because the Tanach says that those who are dead cannot have any connection with the living. “For the living know that they will die, but the dead know nothing; they have no further reward, and even the memory of them is forgotten. Their love, their hate and their jealousy have long since vanished; never again will they have a part in anything that happens under the sun.” (Eccl 9:5-6).
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Apostolic Writings — Matthew 9:35-36
here is a text in our parasha which reminds me a word of Yeshua in the besorah, it is when Moses prays the L-rd for a leader for the next generations. It is written in the Parasha: “…who shall lead them out and bring them in, that the congregation of the L-rd may not be as sheep that have no shepherd.’” (Numbers 27:15–17). This last sentence that Israel will not “be as sheep that have no shepherd” was the same concern Yeshua had in the Besorah of Mattatyahu “When he [Yeshua] saw the crowds, he had compassion for them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd.” (Matthew 9:36). The concern of Moses became reality. The people of Israel two thousand years after his time were like “sheep without a shepherd”. It was certainly very painful for Yeshua to discover that the situation of the people of Israel was then exactly in the situation that Moses envisioned and prayed about. In the time of Moses, G-d commanded Moshe to place his hands on Joshua (Yehoshua), ““You shall invest him with some of your authority, that all the congregation of the people of Israel may obey.” (Numbers 27:20)” Our sages compare Moshe to the sun and Joshua to the moon. While they were both great luminary figures, Moshe was greater than Yehoshua. Also, just as the brightness of the moon is a reflection of the sun, so too, Joshua’s powers
were bestowed upon him by Moshe. “And Moses did as the LORD commanded him. He took Joshua and made him stand before Eleazar the priest and the whole congregation, and he laid his hands on him and commissioned him as the LORD directed through Moses.” (Numbers 27:22– 23). As Moses prayed for the future leadership of his people, Yeshua did the same, in different texts of the Besorah Yeshua prayed for the future of his people and especially for the future leaders, in the gospel of Yochanan we have the priesthood prayer he said: “I am praying for them.” (John 17:9), “Holy Father, keep them in your name,” (11), “I have given them your word, and the world has hated them because they are not of the world, just as I am not of the world. I do not ask that you take them out of the world, but that you keep them from the evil one. They are not of the world, just as I am not of the world. Sanctify them in the truth; your word is truth.” (John 17:14–17). Yeshua was the leader Israel was looking for, it is said in the same text: “And Yeshua went throughout all the cities and villages, teaching in their synagogues and proclaiming the gospel of the kingdom and healing every disease and every affliction.” (Matthew 9:35). Yeshua was the leader who wanted to teach Israel about the kingdom of G-d, not a temporary freedom
from the Roman occupation, but the real and permanent kingdom of G-d. That is why he visited most of the synagogues of Judea and Galilee. He loved the people he met and healed “every disease and every affliction”; “every” means each one. No one of those who came to Yeshua was rebuked and he healed everyone, Jew or Gentile, that is the real example for each one of us in our ministry. I like very much a description that someone has made about Yeshua’s ministry: “The Messiah mingled with men as one who desired their good. He showed His sympathy for them, ministered to their needs, and won their confidence. Then He bade them, “Follow Me.” … The poor are to be relieved, the sick cared for, the sorrowing and the bereaved comforted, the ignorant instructed, the inexperienced counseled. We are to weep with those that weep, and rejoice with those that rejoice.” MH 143. This is really discipleship, when Yeshua sent his discipleship he sent them to make disciples, thus according to the example of Yeshua there is only one way to make disciples, it is to care for the people, to help them not to be without any shepherd. He mingled among Jews, He desired the good of the Jews, He showed to the Jewish people sympathy, and ministered for their Jewish needs getting their confidence, and only after He could say to his Jewish audience “Follow me.”
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ing, ‘So may the gods do to me, and more also, if I do not make your life like the life of one of them by this time tomorrow.’” (1Kings 19:2). No prophet like Moses was there to protect Elijah and he was afraid of the reaction of Jezebel, the cruel queen. Then he was afraid; he got up and fled to save his his life, he went to the wilderness, and sat down under a solitary broom tree and was ready to die: “It is enough; now, O LORD, take away my life, for I am no better than my ancestors.” (1Kings 19:3-4) Elijah was a great man. He was one who had the privilege of going to heaven without dying, but he was a human being and became depressed. The Tanach that he slept and during his sleep G-d spoke to him through an angel: “Then he lay down under the broom tree and fell asleep. Suddenly an angel touched him and said to him, “Get up and eat.”” (1Kings 19:5). What a great encouragement for us; the L-rd is taking care of us too. From time to time we might think that we alone are faithful to G-d. Elijah had the same feeling, but G-d told him that there was a remnant of 7,000 who also were faithful.
Stories and Traditions
A Wise Leader
Inspirational Corner
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marked is, that Moses’ prayers were not heard, neither his weeping nor the sorrow and prayers of those who had maintained their integrity, until justice was executed upon that demoralized Goddefying prince. God says of Phinehas, He “hath turned away my wrath from the children of Israel.” It was the greatest mercy that Phinehas could do to Israel, to deal promptly and decidedly with the guilty, and thus be instrumental in turning the wrath of God from the congregation of Israel. Something besides prayers and tears are needed in a time when reproach and peril are hanging over God’s people. The wicked works must be brought to an end. The very work of justice done by Phinehas was an atonement for Israel. (RH May 17, 1887)
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he story is told of ten Hungarian rabbis who had been summoned to the royal palace to discuss issues involving Jewish community matters. The ten rabbis came from different parts of the country and some of them had not seen each other before. Before the formal meeting with the ministers, they decided to appoint one rabbi as their formal spokesman. All of the rabbis were prominent figures and great Torah scholars. At the same time, they were very humble so each one tried to appoint someone else for this task. One of the rabbis was Rabbi Yehuda Assad, a noted Torah scholar and author of important Torah writings. Pointing to a rabbi along the side of the room, he said, “I nominate the one whom I’m seeing now for the first time. I don’t know him; but from what I can see of his face, he seems to be very wise. With such a respectable, distinguished, and G-d fearing appearance, I’m sure he will make a very favorable impression on the ministers.” The rabbis turned to the figure to which he was pointing to and were surprised and amused. The walls of the room were completely covered with mirrors, and Rabbi Yehuda had been pointing to the one figure he had never seen before... himself! Rabbi Yehuda Assad never looked into a mirror before. He had no idea that he was viewing his own reflection. Unknowingly, while thinking it was someone else, he had suggested himself to speak for everyone. “Agreed! We all agree,” responded the other rabbis. Rabbi Yehuda Assad couldn’t refuse and he successfully led the group. Although it was Joshua who lead the Jewish people into Israel, Moshe found consolation in the
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fact that Joshua, who is compared in the Jewish tradition to the moon, and Moshe to the Sun.
Shema Israel…
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any years ago, a 15 year old yeshiva boy sits in an Israeli hospital waiting room while his mother is having an operation. As is customary amongst Jews throughout history, he recited Tehillim (Psalms) as a source of comfort and prayer for the healing of his mother and to give calm to his own concern. In walks an old kibbutznik (a member of pioneering, largely anti-religious) wearing his kova tembel (kibbutz hat), blue shirt, work shorts, sandals, and a sun wrinkled face adorned by a big bushy handlebar mustache. The kibbutznik walks straight to the yeshiva boy and asks accusingly, “What are you doing?” The yeshiva boy is shocked and scared … and answers, “I am saying Tehillim—my mother is having an operation.” The kibbutznik then berates the boy, “Tehillim? Is that why we fought for this country? So that a young fellow like you could continue these medieval practices? You need to get rid of your superstitions! Live in the real world. Take that book and throw it out the window!” The boy is stunned. Finally, he decides to change
the focus of the conversation and asks, “What are you doing here?” The kibbutznik replies, “I’ve come to take home the body of my son. The doctors are operating, but they have no hope. He’s going to die!” The boy is incredulous, “Are you crazy? Take this Tehillim! Pray!” And the kibbutznik responds, “Keep that superstitious, medieval book away from me!” and then went to the far end of the room to sit by himself. An hour later, the doctor comes out of the operating room and says to the kibbutznik, “The operation was a success. Your son will live!” What did the old kibbutznik do? He stands up, reaches his hands towards heaven and cries out, “Shema Israel, A-donay E-loheinu, A-donay Echad!”—“Hear O Israel, the L-rd our G-d, the L-rd is One!” What possibly possessed the kibbutznik to cry out the watchword of the people of Israel, the proclamation of the Jewish people’s belief in G-d from the time of our patriarchs? We know the answer—“ma’aminim, b’nei ma’aminim” – believers, children of believers. Rabbi Packouz says “You can take the Jew out of the Torah ... but you can’t take the belief in G-d out of the Jew!”
Kids Parasha Pinchas
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Numbers 25:10-30:1
“The LORD spoke to Moses, saying, “Command the people of Israel and say to them, ‘My offering, my food for my food offerings, my pleasing aroma, you shall be careful to offer to me at its appointed time.’And you shall say to them, This is the food offering that you shall offer to the LORD: two male lambs a year old without blemish, day by day, as a regular offering. The one lamb you shall offer in the morning, and the other lamb you shall offer at twilight; also a tenth of an ephah of fine flour for a grain offering, mixed with a quarter of a hin of beaten oil. It is a regular burnt offering, which was ordained at Mount Sinai for a pleasing aroma, a food offering to the LORD.” (Numbers 28:1–6 ESV) http://www.bnai-tikkun.org.nz 7
were thus weeping before God, at the door of the tabernacle, while the plague was still doing its work of death, and the magistrates executing their terrible commission, one of the nobles of Israel came boldly into the camp, accompanied by a Midianitish princess, whom he gallantly escorted to his tent. This daring outrage stirred the indignation of all Israel, and swift retribution followed the offenders. Phinehas, the son of Eleazar the high priest, rose up from among the congregation, and slew them both. This prompt and determined act evinced a just abhorrence of the sins which had brought so great calamities upon Israel. (ST December 30, 1880)