Torah portion of Pinchas

Wise Women Who Spoke Out Against Injustice

Wise Women Who Spoke Out Against Injustice

Wise Women Who Spoke Out Against Injustice In this week’s Torah portion of Pinchas (Numbers 25:10-30:1), God instructs Moses to divide the Land of Israel among the paternal families of the tribes of Israel. Sensing an injustice that inheritance favors sons, the five daughters of Tzelafchad petition Moses to receive the portion of land belonging to their father, who died without sons. God acknowledges their claim and incorporates it into the Torah’s laws of inheritance. Missionaries jump on th
Torah portion of Pinchas Tzelafcha
Zalman Kravitz

Zalman Kravitz
Winning the Spiritual Lottery

Winning the Spiritual Lottery

When I was young, I enjoyed counting my baseball cards over and over. Repeatedly counting something demonstrates how precious it is. That collection was valuable to me, especially, since it included baseball great Mickey Mantle. I wish I knew where my collection was now. Counting plays a pivotal role in this week’s Torah portion of Pinchas (Numbers 25:10-30:1). God once again commands the Jewish people to take a census. Our sages explain that the repeated counting of the Jews was God’s way of s
Torah portion of Pinchas tribes
Zalman Kravitz

Zalman Kravitz