סנהדרין פב

R’ פנחס of Koritz was known as a קנאי, an extremist for truth.  There were very few people with whom he would associate.  The מגיד ממזריץ׳ once observed that the two parashot before פנחס, namely חוקת and בלק, are at times connected, as are מטות and מסעי.  But פנחס is always read alone.  Why? Because the Biblical פנחס was a קנאי and a קנאי doesn’t associate with just anyone.

06/10/2021