Posts Tagged: Pinchas torah
The Blood Libels Come and Go, But We Will — and Must — Survive
In late March 1144, in the English town of Norwich, the body of a young boy named William was discovered in a wooded area just...
What Moses and the Torah Can Teach Us About Leadership Today
Over and above the spiritual and ritual laws of the Torah, there are themes of leadership that run through all five books, sometimes overtly and...
Parshat Pinchas: Moral vs. Political Decisions
The coronavirus pandemic raised a series of deep moral and political issues. How far should governments go in seeking to prevent its spread? To what...
Judaism Has No Kings
Moses said to the Lord, “May the Lord, God of the spirits of all flesh, appoint a man over this community to go out and...
Parshat Pinchas: Jews Must Love Judaism, or the Faith Dies
A true story that took place in 1995 concerned the legacy of an unusual man with an unusual name: Mr Ernest Onians, a farmer in...
The Difference Between Influence and Power
Knowing that he is about to die, Moses turns to God and asks Him to appoint a successor: Moses said to the Lord, “May the Lord,...
How to Handle the Law in Extraordinary Times
The news this past week has been overwhelming, and we have been inundated with stories -- the dreadful murder of a priest in France by ISIS-inspired...
Moses’ Disappointment
Hidden beneath the surface of parshat Pinchas, the sages uncovered a story of great poignancy. Moses, having seen his sister and brother die, knew that...
Elijah and the Still, Small Voice
Then the word of the Lord came to him: ‘Why are you here, Elijah?’ He replied, I am moved by the zeal for the Lord,...
