Parashat Pinchas In English

PINCHAS Aaron's grandson, Pinchas, is rewarded for his act of lattice in killing the prince of Shimon's tribe, Zimri, alongside the Midianite princess, Cozbi: Elohim grants him a covenant of shalom and the kehuna - Ministry. A census counts 601,730 men between 20 and 60 years old. Moshe instructed on how he should divide the tribes and families of Israel through a lottery. Five daughters of Tzlafjad ask Moshe to grant them the portion of land that belongs to their father, who dies without sons; Elohim accepts your request and incorporates it into the inheritance laws of the Torah. Moshe bequeaths power to Yoshua to succeed him to guide the people to the Land of Israel. The section concludes with a detailed list of daily offerings, the additional offerings brought on Shabbat, Rosh Chodesh (beginning of the month), and the holidays of Passover, Shavuot, Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur, Sukkot, and Shmini Atzeret.