Parsha’s Pinchas contains the first account of a woman asking to speak to the manager. Not just one woman, but five. The daughters: Machlah, No’ah, Choglah, Milkah, and Tirtzah stood […]
There are only a handful of Torah portions named after individuals. Noach, Yisro, Korach, Balak, Pinchas, and if you want to get technical, Chaya Sarah. Putting Chaya Sarah aside (since […]
On the drive back from Mother’s day brunch my brother has accused me of lying about my car’s gas mileage. A discussion about fuel reimbursement started just before getting into […]
The first goal I remember from childhood was my resolve to speak, read, and write every language on earth, so that I would never come across a symbol that I […]
The Torah has no shortage of troubling passages. But few are as disturbing as the actions of Pinchas and the Torah’s opinion about them. If you’re unfamiliar with it I’ll give […]
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