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Rabbi Moshe Haber Perashat Pinhas: The Zeal of Pinhas: Passion, Not Anger 7.18.15
The Zeal of Pinhas: Passion, Not Anger
The source details the Biblical narrative of Pinhas, a figure who intervened to stop a plague afflicting the Israelites due to widespread sin and rebellion. Specifically, Pinhas killed a prominent leader and a Midianite woman who were openly engaged in an act of desecration. The text emphasizes that Pinhas's extreme act, while not to be replicated, was driven by an intense passion and zeal for God's name and the sanctity of the Jewish people, ultimately restoring peace and preventing further destruction. This event is presented as a unique, divinely…
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