Sunday, July 5, 2009

13 Tamuz (Pinchas)

Why do we wait until Parshas Pinchas(25,14-15){"and the name of the slain isralite man...was Zimri ben Salu...and the name of the slain midianite woman was Kozbi bas Tzur} to say the names of the "jewish man" and "Midianite woman" that Pinchas killed in Parshas Balak?

Friday, July 3, 2009

9 Tamuz (Chukas-Balak)

Sanhedrin63a-Rashi-Ba'al Peor isn't worshiped by bowing to it so why does Rashi-Bamidbar25,2say Bnos Moav told Jews to bow to Ba'al Peor? Ba'al Peor isn't served by bowing down to it so why would the Bnos Moav try to get the Jews to do that?