Thoughts on Pinhas 5769

Ketzirah (Carly) קצירה on July 11th, 2009

Pinhas (Num 25:10-30:1) is both one of my favorite and least favorite readings all in one. It starts with the death of Zimri and Cozbi, the Simeonite prince and Midianite princess that Phineas violently kills to avert G!d’s rage from the Israelites’ “whoring” after Baal Peor.
I’m used the David Alter translation of the Five Books [...]