#5: Bottomless Hatred
Parashat Pinhas; Rashi on Numbers 25:15
Gimme Some Torah #5
At the end of Parashat Balak, we find out that despite Bilaam’s blessings, Israel has again turned to apostasy, this time of a sexual sort. An as yet unnamed Israelite man and Midianite woman have sex right in front of the sacred Tent of Assembly. To avenge their blasphemous behavior, Pinhas ben Elazar zealously kills the…
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