The Spear or the Speech: Parshat Pinchas 2016 July 3
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The Spear or the Speech: Parshat Pinchas 2016 July 3Entry/Object ID
rdi-2026.07.03Scope and Content
This sermon on Parshat Pinchas places two stories of "kinah" in conversation: that of Pinchas, whose zeal drives him to violence, and that of the daughters of Zelophehad, whose passionate advocacy brings about a permanent change in the divine law. It comments on the broken vav of Pinchas' brit shalom -- how, even when force is necessary, it leaves brokenness behind. Rabbi Ingber teaches that this is not a tale of "good kinah" and "bad kinah" but rather, kinah that responds to the needs and possibilities of the moment.Category
Shabbat sermons