Parshat Pinchas
Aharon's (Aaron) grandson, Pinchas, is rewarded for his act of zealotry in killing the Shimonite prince Zimri and the Midianite princess..
Parshat Pinchas
(Bamidbar 25:10-30:1)
Aharon's (Aaron) grandson, Pinchas, is rewarded for his act of zealotry in killing the Shimonite prince Zimri and the Midianite princess: God grants him a covenant of peace and the priesthood.
A census of the people counts 601,730 men between the ages of 20 and 60. Moshe is instructed on how the Land is to be divided by lottery among the tribes and families of Israel. The five daughters of Tzelafchad petition Moshe that they be granted the portion of the land belonging to their father, who died without sons; God accepts their claim and incorporates it into the Torah's laws of inheritance.
Moshe empowers Yehoshua (Joshua) to succeed him and lead the people into the Land of Israel. The Parsha concludes with a detailed list of the daily offerings, and the additional offerings brought on Shabbat, Rosh Chodesh (first of the month), and the festivals of Passover, Shavuot, Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur, Sukkot and Shemini Atzeret.
(Used with permission from chabad.org)
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