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PINCHAS 5759
PARSHA SUMMARYPinchas After rewarding Pinchas for his fealty, G-d describes the holidays to be celebrated after the conquest of the land.
INSIGHTMoment Of Fame Or Moment Of Fate? Sometimes leaders remain silent in the face of certain events. This does not mean that nothing is to be done. Nor does it mean that this silence may be used as an excuse to ignore the event. On the contrary: when aware that you can do something about it, you are obligated to do so. The fact that those greater than you say nothing and remain passive may very well be because the incident has special bearing upon you. You are dealing with something that you are to correct or refine in order to achieve your personal perfection, your purpose in this world. Last week's selection |
NEW BOOKThe Heroic Struggle Edited by Rabbi Dr. Alter Bentzion Metzger, professor of Jewish Studies at Stern College, and published by the Kehot Publication Society, the book, "The Heroic Struggle," was released in conjunction with the 72nd anniversary of the Rebbe's liberation from the communist claws on the Hebrew date of Tammuz 12 (this year: June 26).  EDUCATION Chabad-Lubavitch School To Receive Presidential Citation For the second time in a row, a Chabad-Lubavitch school has been named by U.S. Secretary of Education Richard W. Riley as a Blue Ribbon School. The much coveted citation was awarded to the Chabad-Lubavitch Yeshiva Schools of Pittsburgh, among a select group of public and private elementary schools in 37 states. 
CHILDRENThe Queer Beggar If anyone had pity on him and gave him something, he would say, by way of thanks, "Shema Yisrael." On the other hand, if he received nothing, but an apologetic "some other time," or the like, he also said, "Shema Yisrael." These were the only two Hebrew words he was ever heard to utter. Naturally enough, people regarded him as a half-wit. They were too busy with their own affairs and troubles to worry about Getzel-Shlomo, or his young son, Chaim Shmuel. |
