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Torah Talk for Parashat Pinchas

July 11, 2017 by Sharon Freundel (Community)

In this parasha, Hashem gives Pinchas, the grandson of Aharon, a covenant of peace; Hashem explains to Moshe the distribution of the Land of Israel to male heirs in their respective tribes; the daughters of Tzelophchad successfully petition to inherit their father’s portion; Moshe appoints Yehoshua (Joshua) as his successor.

Any good leader sustains a vision for the future. Moshe knew that his time on earth as leader of his people was drawing to an end. Therefore, he had a conversation with Hashem and followed through with what needed to be done. Read more >