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Parashat Pinchas: Why Strike the Midianites?
This lecture by Rabbi Elisha Vishlitzky, of blessed memory, explores the biblical command to strike the Midianites found in Parashat Pinchas. It was delivered on the 17th of Tammuz, 5766. The discussion focuses on the theological and moral reasoning behind the divine instruction to confront the Midianites as described in the Torah.