Parshas Pinchos 5786
- Monsey Mevaser
- 4 days ago
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R’ Yosef Patzanovsky zt”l (Pardes Yosef HaChadash) would say: “'והיתה לו ולזרעו אחריו ברית כהנת עולם' - Some say that Pinchos became a Kohen only after he killed Zimri. Others hold that at the time he was an ordinary Kohen and he was awarded Kehunah Gedolah (Zevachim 111b). Now, a Kohen who kills, even unintentionally, is disqualified to give the Priestly Blessing. If so, according to the opinion that he was already a Kohen, how was Pinchos permitted to be Kohen Gadol? According to the Zohar, when Pinchos killed Zimri, his soul departed and Hashem revived him by placing the souls of Nadav and Avihu in him. Thus, when he became a Kohen Gadol he was a new person and the fact that in a previous lifetime he had been a Kohen and had killed someone did not have any bearing on his current status.”
A Wise Man would say: “Worry does not empty tomorrow of its sorrow. It empties today of its strength.”