The story of Pinchas and his zealotry is rich and multi-layered - and it is full of ideas deeply relevant to our own moment.

An act of violence to forcefully stop a desecration of God's name brings an end to the plague and clearly receives God's praise and gratitude. Yet below the surface there is more that meets the eye with much to say about the relationship of peace and power and the complimentary opposition of kana'ut (zealotry) and kehuna (priesthood)

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