Pirkei Avot 5:6: The Athens – Jerusalem Syndrome
Ten things were created on the eve of Shabbat, at twilight and they are: the mouth of the earth [that swallowed Korach], the mouth of the well [Miriam’s...
Category : Balak
Balak: A Moment of Anger
What power did Bil’am have to curse? Our Sages say: Bil’am knew how to identify the moment at which God is angry, as is written,...
Q&A: How does a Sorcerer Know he is on the Wrong Track?
Q: I understand that God rewards even those people who practice idolatry, magic and such in order to give man freedom of choice. This is...
A Nation that Dwells Alone (and an interesting story about the Rebbe)
The last verse in the haftarah (the weekly reading from the Prophets) of parashat Balak reads (Michah 6:8), “It has been told to you, man,...
Messianic Transportation: Cloud or Donkey? It’s up to Us
The yahrzeit (day of passing) of the holy Rabbi Chaim ben Atar, also known as the Or Hachaim, is on the 15th of Tammuz. In...
Parshat Balak: Taming the Donkey and the Snake
Audio This article is based on a recorded lecture. You can listen to the lecture by clicking here or here . Animals that Speak One of the...
Parashat Balak: Turning a Curse into a Blessing
In this week’s Torah portion we read how Balak, King of Moab, hired Balaam, an expert sorcerer, to curse the Jewish people, in an attempt...
Time-Warped Vision
Some people live out their lives as if they were in a movie. Balaam tried to cut the movie in-between frames Balak was the Moabite...
A living movie
Instantaneous vision The sages teach us that Balaam could capture the one instant in the day when God is wrathful. When Balaam succeeded in cursing...
The secret of peace
Life is worthless without peace In the Torah portion of Behar, we read that as a consequence of observing the sabbatical and jubilee years, God’s...
