Shabbat Parshat Pi-N'CHAS

July 18-19 '08, 16 Tamuz 5768

Why have we been writing the name of the sedra as Pi-N'CHAS, rather than Pinchas? To point out that the SH'VA under the NUN is NA, not NACH - not PIN-CHAS, but Pi (like pea) and then N'CHAS. Why the lowercase i? For the small YUD

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This Shabbat is the 311th day (of 383), the 45th (of 55) of 5768

6th perek of Pirkei Avot

OLAT TAMID HA'ASUYA B'HAR SINAI L'REIACH NICHO'ACH L'HASHEM: (Bamidbar 28:6)

 

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