The Weekly Maqam
In the Weekly Maqam, Sephardi Jews each week base the songs of the services on the content of that week's parashah. For parashah Pinchas, Sephardi Jews apply Maqam Saba, the maqam that symbolizes a covenant (בְּרִית, berit). It is appropriate, because in the very opening of this parashah, God told Phinehas that due to his heroic acts, he was granted an eternal covenant of peace with God.
Read more about this topic: Pinchas (parsha)
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