Parsha in 60 Seconds Presents Pinchas

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Parsha in 60 Seconds Presents Pinchas Shalom and welcome to the Parsha in 60 seconds Today’s portion is from Numbers 25:10-30:1 it is called Parashoat Pinchas After the sin of Baal-Peor, God granted Pinchas the pact of friendship and priesthood for all time because of his passion. God tells Moses to attack the Midianites because of their shinanigins with Baal-Peor. God instructs Moses and Eleazar to count all of Israelite men 20 years old and up. The census resulted in a total of 601,730. Moses divides and gives out land portions to all the generation that would not be entering the Promised Land. Caleb and Joshua an all who were younger than one month were not given land. The daughters of Zelophehad request a land holding and God grants it. Moses climbs mount Abarim and sees Israel for the first and last time. Moses appoints Joshua as the new leader. God tells Moses to command the Israelites to be punctilious in presenting the offerings to God. offerings for regular days, the Sabbath, Rosh Chodesh, Passover, Shavuot, Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur, Sukkot, and Shmini Atzeret are then instructed in great detail. And that is Pinchas in 60 seconds.

How lovely are your tents, O Ya’akov, your dwelling places, O Yisra’el (Numbers 24:5). Through your abundant kindness I will enter your house, In awe I will bow down toward your Holy Sanctuary. HASHEM, I love the House where you dwell, and the place where your Glory resides. I shall prostrate myself and bow, bend the knee before HASHEM my Maker. As for me, may my prayers to you, HASHEM, be at the right time. O God, in your abundant righteousness, answer me with the truth of your Salvation.

Parsha in 60 Seconds Presents Balak

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Shalom and welcome to the Parsha in 60 seconds Today’s portion is from Numbers 22:2-25:9 it is called Balak Balak king of Moab contacts the prophet Balaam to come and curse the Israelites. God comes to Balaam and says: “You must not curse that people, for they are blessed.” Balaam says no to Balak. Balak raises to offer. Balaam refuses but God allows Balaam to go with Balak’s men. The next morning Balaam takes his donkey and departed, but God placed an angel in his way. The donkey saw the angel, was scared stiff and pressed Balaam’s foot against the wall. Balaam beat the donkey three times. God allowed the donkey to speak then God allowed Balaam to see the angel, and Balaam bowed down to the ground. The angel questions Balaam and send him with the men instructing him only to speak what God says. Balaam and Balak go to Kiriath-huzoth. In the morning, they went up a mountain overlooking the Israelites. They build seven altars, kill some bulls and rams. Then Balaam went off alone. God appeared and tells Balaam He cannot curse what has been blessed. Balak tries a second mountain and still no curse. Balak then tries a third mountain and Balaam ends up blessing the Israelites. Balak fires Balaam for incompetence and Balaam goes home. Meanwhile the Israelites partied with the Moabite women and worshiped their god Baal-peor, enraging God. God tells Moses to impale the ringleaders. Phinehas son of Eleazar spears one of the couples who were in a tent. 24,000 died as a result of their actions. And that is Balak in 60 seconds.

Parsha in 60 Seconds Presents Chukat

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Parsha in 60 Seconds Presents Hukat Shalom and welcome to the Parsha in 60 seconds Today’s portion is from Numbers 19:1-22:1 it is called Hukat which means “decree” God instructs the ritual law and sacrifice of the red heifer to create water of lustration. The cow was to be burned in its entirety and ashes were to be used to create the water of lustration. Touching a corpse of any human being was unclean. This includes entering the tent while occupied by a dead body. After 7 days a person could become clean again. The cow water was then used for cleansing. Failing to cleanse resulted in being kicked out. Miriam kicked the bucket and was buried. The people were thirsty and complained. Moses and Aaron fall on their faces. God shows up and tells Moses speak to the rock for water. Moses in anger yells “Listen, you rebels, shall we get water for you out of this rock?” Moses nun chucks the rock twice and water comes out. Because he failed to obey God’s instruction Moses and Aaron cannot enter the promise land. Doh! Aaron goes up on a mountain and dies and everyone cries for 30 days. The king of Arad picks a fight and loses. The people complain, God let loose serpents that kill many of the Israelites. The People repent and Moses sets up a serpent on a stick that heals the people when they look at it. The Amorites won’t let Israel pass, pick a fight and get destroyed. King Og fights and loses as well. Israelites cross the Jordan from Jericho And that is Hukat in 60 seconds.