Wonders for Chukat-Balak 5786
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Parashat Balak: Defeating Balam and Balak: Connecting Thought with Deed
In a concise and foundational lesson on the weekly Torah portion, we explore how the forces of impurity, represented by Balak and Balam, wage war...
Partzuf Balaam’s Blessings and Prophecy
letter of Havayah Balaam’s Words Part of Speech letter of Havayah yud How can I curse whom God has not cursed? How can I...
Wonders Balak 5785
Balak 5785 Daily Teaching #16 for 3 Tammuz 5785 (June 29, 2025) More on Faith, Dedication, Care, and Responsibility We have seen that...
From the Parashah: Balak
לֹ֤א תָאֹר֙ אֶת־הָעָ֔ם כִּ֥י בָר֖וּךְ הֽוּא (בלק כב, יב) “You shall not curse the people, for it is blessed” (Numbers 19:11-12) First Reading: The...
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,...
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,...
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...
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...
