About this episode

The episode discusses the motivations and attributes behind Pinchas' zealous act that stopped a plague in the nation.

Pinchas, Aaron’s grandson, did a valorous and zealous act of bravery when he skewered the prince of the tribe of Shimon and stopped the plague from wiping out the entire nation. What motivated Pinchas’ behavior? What attributes were at play during his act of zealotry? This question is answered in a comment in Rashi in […]

People in this episode

Host: Rabbi Yaakov Wolbe

Topics covered

• zealotry
• bravery
• Jewish history
• Pinchas
• Aaron
• plague
• Rashi

Keywords

• Pinchas
• Aaron
• zealotry
• plague
• Rashi
• tribe of Shimon
• bravery

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Rashi

Places: tribe of Shimon

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