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Thought For The Week Day By Glorious Day This week’s parsha mentions the sacrifices

that each day brings new opportunities and

that were brought on the different festivals

new challenges. The message of the Tamid

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and Rosh Chodesh. However, it is prefaced

sacrifice in this section charges us to rec-

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by details of the daily Tamid offering. It is

ognise this fact.

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to all those who have Yahrzeit this week as follows

noted as unusual for the Torah to mention a daily occurence amidst other passages

How many of us truly notice the magic of

which occur either monthly, or annually,

the mundane? We take things for granted

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especially as there are several things which

until those things become threatened. We

were performed daily, but they are recorded

often do not appreciate our bodies until we

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elsewhere. Why does the Torah mention the

become old, ill, or injured. We do not take

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Tamid at this stage?

notice of our valuable possessions until

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One approach is to say that while sea-

Thurs

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sonal sacrifices are unique and special, it is

The Tamid offering encourages us to see

equally important to recognise that each

how each day is another opportunity to

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day is unique and special. The Temple would

grow, to appreciate, to develop, to contrib-

be packed with visitors during Pesach,

ute, and to come closer to our Creator.

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they break, get lost, or get stolen.

Shavuot and Sukkot, and these occasions were incredible sights to behold. However,

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and practice, and also needs to understand

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a Jew needs to be consistent in their faith

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Parsha

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First Aliyah - 13 verses Following on from Pinchas’s actions at the end of last week’s parsha, G-d praises him and rewards his bravery by granting priesthood to him and his descendants. G-d then commands the Jews to punish the Midianites. This happens in next week’s reading. G-d commands Moses and Elazar the High Priest to conduct a census of all males over the age of twenty.

Second Aliyah - 47 verses The Jews are counted, and the totals are given for each of the twelve tribes. The grand total is 601,730. The tribe of Levi is not included in this census.

Third Aliyah - 19 verses The land of Israel is divided up. Each tribe’s portion is determined by lottery. The tribe of Levi is counted: 23,000 Levite males above the age of one month. The daughters of Tzelophchad approach Moses to request their father’s portion in the land of Israel, as there were no male descendants. Moses relays their request to G-d.

Fourth Aliyah - 18 verses G-d grants Tzelophchad’s daughters their request. Moses then learns the laws of inheritance. G-d shows Moses the Promised Land.

Moses asks G-d to appoint a worthy successor. Joshua is chosen.

Fifth Aliyah - 15 verses From this point until the end of this week’s parsha, the Torah details the various communal sacrifices which were offered in the Mishkan and Temple at designated times.

This section discusses the twicedaily “Tamid” sacrifice, as well as the additional sacrifices offered on Shabbat and Rosh Chodesh.

Sixth Aliyah - 27 verses Pesach, Shavuot, Rosh Hashanah, and Yom Kippur are discussed . The Torah also discusses some of the laws related to these holidays.

Seventh Aliyah - 29 verses This section discusses the sacrifices offered on the holidays of Sukkot and Shemini Atzeret.

We are taught that Elijah the Prophet is a reincarnation of Pinchas!

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Next In Line

Delve into the deeper side of Judaism This week we take a look at the Jewish perspective on succession

Ben Sallon Rashi tells us that after Hashem granted the inheritance of Tzelophechad to his daughters, Moses asked Hashem to appoint his sons as his successor. Hashem replied saying Joshua is more deserving for his loyal service. Moses’ prayer was not granted. Meanwhile, we see that the Priesthood was inherited through Aaron’s descendants. Why could priesthood and property be inherited, but not the leadership of the Jewish People?

Moses and Aaron represent the two great roles in Jewish continuity – horim and morim – parents and teachers. A parent hands on the Jewish heritage to their children; a teacher does likewise to their disciples.

Aaron was the archetypal parent; Moses, the great example of a teacher (to this day we call him Moshe Rabbenu, ‘Moses our teacher’). Aaron was succeeded by his son; Moses by his disciple Joshua.

Were Torah leadership to be a matter of inheritance, Judaism would quickly become a society of privilege and hierarchy. To this, the sages were utterly opposed. Everyone has a share in Torah. It is the

shared patrimony of every Jew. Nowhere is this more clearly stated than in the great words of Maimonides (lived 1135, Spain):

“With three crowns was Israel crowned — with the crown of Torah, the crown of priesthood, and the crown of sovereignty. The crown of priesthood was bestowed on Aaron. The crown of sovereignty was given to David. The crown of Torah, however, is for all Israel...Whoever desires it

Seeking truth through Torah is not the prerogrative of an elite. can win it. Do not suppose that the other two crowns are greater than the crown of Torah, for it is said, “By me, kings reign and princes decree justice. By me, princes rule.” Hence, we learn the crown of Torah is greater than the other two crowns”.

The crown of Torah is available to whoever seeks it.

From earliest times to today, communities have been built around schools, sustained by communal funds so that none should

be excluded. It is proposed that Moses was therefore denied the chance to see his children inherit his role, so that his personal disappointment would become a source of hope to future generations.

Seeking truth through Torah is not the prerogative of an elite. It does not pass through dynastic succession. It is not confined to those descended from great scholars. It is open to each of us, if we will it and give it our best efforts of energy and time. But at the same time, Moses was given a great consolation. Just as, to this day, Kohanim are the sons of Aaron, so are all who study Torah the disciples of Moses.

Education is a conversation across the generations, between parent and child.

Some are given the privilege of being a teacher, and others such as myself as a parent, a privilege that I celebrate this Shabbat as father of the Bar-mitzvah more than ever. Both are ways in which something of us lives on into the future.

Inspired by teachings of former Chief Rabbi, Lord Sacks

Parsha Stats Pinchas is the 41st of 54 sedras 8th of 10 in Bamidbar Written on 280 lines in a Torah 168 verses - ranks 2nd (2nd in Bamidbar) 1887 words - ranks 9th (2nd in Bamidbar) 7853 letters - ranks 4th (2nd in Bamidbar)

Did You Know Pinchas contains 6 of the 613 mitzvot. All of them are positive.

Pinchas is the most often-read from sedra in the whole Torah, because it contains the Torah portions for Rosh Chodesh and all the Festivals.

Tradition tells us that Tzelophchad was the ‘wood-gatherer’ who was executed a few weeks ago for desecrating the Shabbat.

Tip #37 Kaddish

TEFILLAH TIPS

There are six types of kaddish prayers, which differ in terms of length and content, but which all serve to glorify Hashem’s name and express the core values of the Jewish People. As a result of this, each part of the prayer is stamped with an ‘Amen’ response, which testifies to the listener’s acknowledgement that he believes in what the reader just said.

The Talmud stresses in several places

that the response, ‘Yehei Sh’mei Rabah’ (‘May His great name be blessed for ever and ever’), has an enormous cosmic effect. Indeed, Jewish law states that an opportunity to respond to Kaddish takes precedence over an opportunity to respond to any other prayer, even Kedusha and Barchu. The Talmud also teaches that one must respond ‘Yehei Sh’mei Rabah’ with all his concentration, and should endeavour to enunciate it clearly.

Parshat Pinchas is always the Shabbat before or after the fast of the 17th Tammuz. In fact, it has two different haftarah readings for both eventualities, although it is rare to read Pinchas before the start of the Three Weeks.

Just For Fun Question: Why won’t actors sit in a Succah with three sides?

Answer: Because they are not allowed to break down the fourth wall!

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In The Spotlight Solly Sallon

COMMUNITY

This week we celebrate Solly’s barmitzvah. Solly is the eldest of Michelle & Ben’s four children, and they are very excited to be starting this new phase of family dynamics.

Solly is highly active at Shule, at school, and in any sport he can access! He plays on the left wing for South Manchester, and on several teams at Yavneh, where he is a student. He is happy to throw himself into almost any opportunity, and his fierce loyalty and desire to help others aids him in persisting in the face of any challenge. He helps in charitable causes, and debuted in the Hale Boys Choir at the annual Yom Hashoah commemoration in front of 1000 people.

Solly is joined this weekend by friends and family from near and far, including London, Cambridge, Israel, and even India! We wish Mazaltov to proud grandparents Susan & David Sallon, Maurice and Angela Gilbert, Janice & Ivor Rosenthal, as well as to Michelle & Ben, and we thank them for their hospitality.

Mazaltov to Michelle & Ben Sallon on the occasion of Solly’s barmitzvah.

If you would like to sponsor an edition of ‘Something For Everyone’, in honour of a simcha or for a yahrzeit, or for any reason, please contact the Shule office on 0161 980 8846 or admin@hale-community.org.uk

Susan & David Sallon on the occasion of Solly’s barmitzvah.