The Letter From The Rabbi 

Dear Friends,

Whenever I heard the word “Zealot”, I usually run for cover. Similar to yelling fire in a movie theater, in today’s times we would likely call the Office for Homeland Security when the “Z” word is mentioned.

Which is why, in this weeks Torah portion we are surprised, when Pinchas who was “a zealot for my Zealotry” is given by G-d gives a strange reward – “The Covenant of “ Peace”!! How does peace fit with zealotry?! …

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