Is zealotry ever good?  Do the ends justify the means?  How are we to ever know?  

Pinchas acted in a very bold manner.  He acted when others froze.  Pinchas was rewarded for his ability to restore normalcy to the camp.  Sometimes in the heat of the moment, there is no time to think.  But in the end of the day, you have to be of a Pinchas caliber to make such a weighty choice.

Shabbat Shalom 

Start Reading!

Killers of the Flower Moon 

by David Grann

"A tale of murder, betrayal, heroism and a nation's struggle to leave its frontier culture behind and enter the modern world... Filled with almost mythic characters from our past - stoic Texas Rangers, corrupt robber barons, private detectives, and murderous desperadoes like the Al Spencer gang - Grann's story amounts to a secret history of the American frontier."