"The Radical Ask": Rabbi Dianne Cohler-Esses on Parshat Pinchas, 5782

Romemu: Jewish Life, Elevated

Five sisters in the Torah portion of Pinchas, known as the Daughters of Zelofchad, stand up to the leadership of the Israelite community. Their father died in the wilderness and they don't have brothers, meaning they don't have inheritance rights. These sisters stand before the entire community and ask to inherit their family's land. God responds affirmatively, and as a result an entire system shifts and inheritance law is rewritten. Listen to this sermon and be inspired by the Daughters' of Zelofchad to take a stand and ask for what you want.