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D'VAR TORAH
Numbers 25:10-30:1

At the beginning and end of the Book of Numbers, a census of the Israelite people takes place. Rabbi David Steinberg reflects on the way that each generation evaluates and measures itself against the previous.

D'VAR TORAH
Numbers 25:10-30:1

Modern audiences are repelled by the violence found in Parashat Pinkhas. But is a form of protest embodied even in the Torah itself? 

D'VAR TORAH
Numbers 25:10-30:1

One of the most difficult tasks faced by a community is the orderly transition of power from one leader to the next.
As Moses's death draws near, the Israelites face this challenge.

D'VAR TORAH
Numbers 25:10-30:1

Gender equality is often seen as a modern import into Judaism. In Parshat Pinhas, we find a far earlier precedent that planted the seeds for what was to come.

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