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Studying the vengeance of Pinchas against Zimri will enable us to
understand just how critical it was for Am Yisrael.

How is it possible to compare the accursed Midianite woman, who caused
men to sin, with Tzipporah, the tzaddeket, the righteous convert who
married Moshe? Furthermore, Zimri saw the dead all around him, yet still
kept on sinning.

Transgressions block one’s vision from seeing the truth. One should flee
them like the plague.

As a direct result of Zimri’s dastardly deed, weakness overcame Am
Yisrael, including the Beit Din. This was similar to the situation with
Amalek, who cooled off the faith and fear of Bnei Yisrael as they attacked
them after the Exodus from Egypt. For this reason, Pinchas acted
zealously, not asking for any advice.
The blindness which envelops sinners includes those who support him. In
spite of observing many miracles in the act of Pinchas, including the fact
that he brought the epidemic to a halt, Bnei Yisrael mocked him, claiming
his maternal grandfather had fattened calves for idolatry. They supported
Zimri in sin, thereby becoming blind to the truth.

Hashem added the letter to the name of Pinchas.
Hashem’s Name is numerically equivalent to twenty-six. After
removing the letter , which was added to the name of Pinchas, the
remaining letters are numerically equivalent to sixteen, the gematria