Posts tagged with ‘Balak’

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Balak 5772

by Rabbi Yaakov Grunewald

The Sidra of Balak, the king of Moab, contains the unique Biblical story about Bilam, (this is how the name is pronounced in Hebrew), who was hired by Balak to curse the Israelites when they came near to his country’s borders.  Our ancient Rabbis regarded Bilam as a gentile Prophet and asserted, quite surprisingly, that […]

Balak 5773

by Rabbi Yaakov Grunewald

The Sidra is named after Balak, the king of Moab, who was the ruler of that country at the time that the Israelites reached the Eastern bank of the Jordan in the plains of Moab, opposite Jericho. It was the 40th year since the Exodus. The Israelites were almost ready to cross over the Jordan. […]

Balak 5772

by Rabbi Yaakov Grunewald

The Sidra of Balak, the king of Moab, contains the unique Biblical story about Bilam, (this is how the name is pronounced in Hebrew), who was hired by Balak to curse the Israelites when they came near to his country’s borders.  Our ancient Rabbis regarded Bilam as a gentile Prophet and asserted, quite surprisingly, that […]