]> http://www.shalomctr.org/taxonomy/term/61/0 en http://www.shalomctr.org/node/291 <p>Rabbi Arthur Waskow</p> <p><B>PINCHAS AND GOD'S TSHUVAH</B><br /> In a drusha that I wrote on the story of Pinchas, I discussed an idea that I developed from this parsha that God ended the Divine jealous rage that had brought a plague upon the Israelites when co</p> Sat, 08 Sep 2001 21:46:40 -0400 http://www.shalomctr.org/node/270 <p>By Rabbi Arthur Waskow</p> <p>In the regular Jewish Torah reading for this week, we read the story of a Priest who becomes a murderer and calls a murderous God into reflective peacemaking.</p> <p>In our own gwneration, the passage has been cited as justification for zealous murders -- justification for blood shed today. In response, many peaceniks of today shrug off the story as just another bloody streak in the Biblical fabric.</p> <p>But I see the story in a different light - one that celebrates turning from zealous murder to self-reflective peace.</p> <p>In the ancient story, two peoples meet. There is risk in their meeting. Perhaps there is also a possible profit. Perhaps there is even possible delight. But among at least one of the peoples, the leadership is frightened and forbids all contact.</p> Wed, 04 Jul 2007 08:38:37 -0400