Parshas Pinchos Shabbos Times Erev Shabbos Shabbos Day Mincha / Candle Lighting 4:54pm Shacharis 9:00am Shkiya 5:11pm Latest time for Shema 10:00am Shabbos Mincha 3:30 / 4:40pm Shabbos Ends 5:57pm Kiddush The Kiddush this week has been sponsored by Family Karp Wishing the Karp family much Hatzlocha on their move to Eretz Yisroel next week They will certainly be missed! Motzei Shabbos Avos Ubonim This week Avos Ubonim has been sponsored by Family Abrahams In honour of Binyomin's bar-mitzva 7-7:45pm Special treat - Hot Chips from Spot on Shabbos afternoon program for boys Shabbos Afternoon Groups with your Madrichim - 30 mins before the late mincha Short Vort on the Parsha In this week's Parsha Pinchos got up and decided on his own to defend the honour of Hashem and kill Zimri. He acted in accordance with the halacha of "Kana'im Pog'im Bo". Had he asked Beis Din for permission, he would not have been told to kill him. A Kana'i (zealot) cannot get permission from Beis Din. He must act on his own. This halacha is quite unique and contrary to general Torah Hashkofa. Why is this so? Rav Moshe Feinstein in Darash Moshe explains; while it is important to do mitzvos with pure intentions, nevertheless a mitzva done with ulterior motives and for the sake of personal benefits is still worth doing. However when it comes to punishing others, this can only be done if carried out with 100% pure intentions and totally L'Shem Shamayim. Judging a person's intentions are not within the abilities of another human. Only Hashem can know a person's thoughts. Therefore in the case of Kana'im Pogim Bo, Beis Din can never render an opinion if a particular person can carry out "Nikmas Hashem". This is between the person and Hashem alone. This was the gripe of the Shevatim against Pinchos. They doubted his sincerity until Hashem testified on Pinchos's behalf and awarded him the Kehuna and a Bris of Sholom.