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Parshas Pinchos (5765)
by Mordechai Dolinsky
Amazing, in our sedra we find that Pinchos earned, through his heroic act, a spiritual status that originally was not coming to him, the Kehuna. Likewise the Bnos Tzelafchad who originally were not included in receiving land in Eretz Yisroel, but because of their burning desire to be part of the land allocation, aggressively petitioned to Hashem through Moshe Rabeinu and were granted a portion. All this to the contrary of Bilaam in our last sedra was blessed with awesome Divine prophecy which he misued and it was wasted.
Our parsha contains the korbonos of Yom Tov and it connects us with Yom Tov and its simcha. It is not just a cold, informative list of technical korbonos, rather an alive reality we are presently experiencing. The parsha is calling for a chizuk, a reinforcement of the simcha of Yom Tov.
Simcha, joy, is a state of mind and emotion that we must create for ourselves and not a mere reflection of happy experiences. All our actions and thoughts are affected in a positive way by our maintaining a state of joy.
Strange, we receive this inspiration upon entering the period of mourning for the Bais HaMikdash. There is an aspect of simcha even during this sad period.
The Chumas itself, meaning Hashem Bichvodo is giving an inspiration and a reminder to be joyous… and
Have a wonderful Shabbos.