Tag: Pinchas
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Proud children of Zelphehad’s daughters
See it again, my sermon from last Shabbat on why Progressive/Reform Judaism is AUTHENTIC Judaism.
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Pinchas: The achievement of Zelophehad’s daughters
In this week’s Torah portion, the daughters of Zelophehad petition to inherit their father’s portion. The story of Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah (Numbers 27:1-11) encapsulates the challenges that women faced and what they had to do in order to affirm their rights with dignity.We might expect that women, heirs to Egyptian slavery and…
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Pinchas: Any act of zealotry contains the danger of a great sin
Parashat Pinchas. Torah reading is Num. 25.10-30.1 / Haftarah reading is Kings 18:46-19:21.Summary: Aaron’s grandson Pinchas is „rewarded“ for his act of zealotry: God grants him a covenant of peace and the priesthood. By this, he and his children are serving as messengers between God and his people, fixed in a very tight framework of…
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Parashat Balak: Der beschädigte Gott
Wenn man sich das Ende des Wochenabschnitt für diese Woche anschaut (Balak – Num 22,2-25,9), könnte man meinen, dass man über das Ende des israelitischen Volkes liest. Im Lager der Israeliten herrscht Chaos, das große Projekt, ein neues Volk aus Sklaven zu bilden, scheint zu scheitern. Wir werden Zeugen eines sehr dramatischen Moments während der…
