Pinchas - World of Belz

ליצר משפחות היצרי לשלם משפחת השלמי (פינחס כו:נ)

And these are the count of their families…according to their count… “The path a person chooses to lead that’s how he will be led from Above.” The pasuk alludes to this statement - if a...Read more
השיב את חמתי ( פינחס כה: יא)

He turned back My wrath… The word “חמתי” encapsulates the words “מת” - death and “חי” - life – to show us that Pinchas, with his ‘קנאות - zealousness, was able to turn death into...Read more
ושם איש ישראל המוכה (פינחס כה:יד)

And the name of the one of Yisroel who was slain… If the Torah tells us the name of the one who sinned, why is he titled as “ישראל” which alludes to a loftier level...Read more

תחת אשר קנא לאלקיו ויכפר על בני ישראל (פינחס כה:יג)

Because he took vengeance for his G-d and atoned for Hashem’s children… Targum Yonosan ben Uziel quotes from Chazal: When Pinchas was niftar, Hashem made him into a Malach (angel) to live forever. When Eliyahu...Read more
איש על העדה…אשר יוציאם ואשר יביאם לפניהם…(פינחס כז: טז-יז)

Appoint a man over the assembly, who shall go out before them and come in before them… The Komemiyus Rav, Reb Binyamin Mendelsohn zt’’l, led his Yishuv’s Kehilla (settlement members) of Shomrie Torah U’mitzvahs farmers...Read more
בקנאו את קנאתי בתוכם…(פינחס כה:יא)

When he zealously avenged My vengeance among them… HaRav Yisroel Grossman zt’’l of Yerushalayim related a story: His neighbor was a lonely almanah - a widow who used to alleviate her boredom by listening to...Read more

INSPIRE YOUR INBOX.

Enjoy a weekly dose of Chassidic insights, highlights and happenings.