Wednesday, July 16, 2014

RAV KOOK ON Pinchas Part 1: Genuine Zealotry

L'ilui Nishmat גיל-עד מיכאל בן אופיר, יעקב נפתלי בן אברהם ואייל בן אוריאל And a zechus for those in Eretz Yisrael under rocket fire "Pinchas... zealously avenged My cause among the Israelites.... Therefore, tell him that I have given him My covenant of peace." (Num. 25:11-12) Why did God present Pinchas, the archetypical zealot, with a covenant of peace? What was the nature of this covenant?

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