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Jul 14, 2016 seeing ourselves through the eyes of others. Balak aka yves bigerelgraduated from the gobelins school of animation in 2006, balak works as a storyboard artists, 2d animator and tv show director in france. Jul 03, 2015 god is not a man, that he should lie, nor a son of man, that he should repent. In fact, the tanakh hebrew bible clearly says that the tongue has the power of life and death proverbs 18.

In the parashah of balak, we find prophetic verses of exquisite beauty and an inspiring story of gods vigilant watch over the jewish people. On the way, balaam is berated by his donkey, who sees the angel that g. Weekly torah portion summary, questions, resources 07062012 10. This weeks torah portion parashat balak numbers 22. Balak, the king of moab, summons the prophet balaam to curse the people of israel. Clearly, this refers to chumash thats why we call it the five books of moses 2 parshat bilam. Book of genesis torah portion the forge of music bereshit tower of egotism noach oathbrothers lech lecha escape from sodom vayera reconciliation chayei sarah rebeccas crisis toldot the shepherds kiss vayetze rachels gambit vayetze death pangs vayishlach josephs egyptian attorney vayeshev benjamins fear miketz joseph revealed vayigash the first antisemite vayechi book of exodus torah. Yutorah online parshat balakthe phenomenon of torah. This week at the jewish journal, parashat balak is under discussion. This is bills commentary on the torah portion, balak. I want to focus on a specific item in the story, when bilam has a conversation with his donkey. On our gregorian calendars, these dates run from april 9th until may 28th this year. Democracy in nigeria thoughts and selected commentaries consists of a series of essays which address a variety of issues bordering on good governance and the stability of the nigerian state. Nafisa hajis first novel, the writing on my forehead, was a finalist for the northern california independent booksellers association book of the year award.

Torah portion balak complete wisdom in torah ministries. Haftorat balak this week from the book of the prophet micah, has a specially important concluding message for the time that we are living in. Balak, son of tzipor, saw all that israel did to the amorites. Translation, rabbinic and contemporary commentary sol scharfstein on. Balaam, son of beor, was a prophet from penthor, on the euphrates river, and balak, son of zippor, was a king of moab. On a regular shabbat, the weekly torah portion is divided up into seven parts. The first day of the omer count began on the second day of passover, and the last day occurs the day before shavuot pentecost. Parsha of the week weekly torah printouts yad avraham. Balak parsha balak hebrew for balak, a name, the second word, and the first distinctive word, in the parshah is the 40th weekly torah portion parshah in the annual jewish cycle of torah reading and the seventh in the book of numbers. Counting the omer we are in the midst of sefirat haomer the counting of the omer, a 49 day countdown that runs from nisan 16 through sivan 5. Numbers 2224 english standard version esv balak summons balaam. This most probably refers to chapters 2224 in sefer bamidbar i.

Jts torah online our faculty and teachers bring the depth and breadth of jts learning directly to you through a rich collection of contemporary jewish content, including everything from weekly parashah commentaries to marquee lecture recordings. Although today, we tend to minimize the power of the words we speak, during the time of moses and balaam, the entire ancient world believed in the very real power of blessings and curses. Guide to weekly torah commentaries online my jewish learning. The name of balak, king of moab, sounds like the word to destroy while bilaam, the sorcerer, suggests swallower destroying. My jewish learning is a notforprofit and relies on your help. This weeks torah portion parsha brought to life aleph. Preorder here sacks has produced a work of extraordinary depth, beauty, urgency, and erudition. The presence of nearly 3 million israelites causes the king of moab. Balaam himself, biblical historians believe, descended from a line of diviners whose reputation for cursing had spread over the whole region. In response, the rabbis of those days substituted the reading of a segment from the prophets, commonly known as the haftorah. Following the morning davening, rabbi kalatsky offers a brief dvar torah on the parsha of the week.

Ravfrand list rabbi frand on parshas balak judaism on the internet the ultimate resource for jews, judaism, jewish education, and torah. Philip s berg a commentary on the zohar of the cabala. The reading of the haftorah dates back to the second jewish commonwealth, during the era of the greek empire. Shabbat table talk parashat balak erev shabbat 29 june 2018 week of 24 30 june torah portion.

And balak the son of zippor saw all that israel had done to the amorites. In this weeks parsha,we read about an evil man called bilam who regularly had direct contact with god, which is a major issue in the commentaries as to why he deserved this direct contactsee rashi and others for a deeper understanding. The five books of moses are divided into 54 portions parshiyot, linked to a specific week in a leap year. The diviner has balak build seven altars, on each of which he offers a bull and a ram numbers 23. The hufftorah is an overview of the torah reading of the week, which is found in the book of numbers 22. Balaam and balak balaam and balak story balaam and balak. And moab said unto the elders of midian, now shall this company lick up all that are round about us, as the ox licketh up the grass of the field. The story of balaam son of beor is known mostly from numbers 2224 in the hebrew bible and from the plaster text from tell deir alla sukkoth. Thoughts and selected commentaries akinola, anthony a.

Moses wrote his own book and the portion of balaam and job. In this weeks torah reading, parashat balak, we read a riveting story of the diviner, balaam, who was commissioned by balak, king of moab, to curse the israelites num. Three times balak attempts to force a curse on israel out of balaams mouth and three times he fails. Yet, we learn that he doesnt possess that authority. Balak hebrew for balak, a name, the second word, and the first distinctive word, in the parashah is the 40th weekly torah portion, parashah in the annual jewish cycle of torah reading and the seventh in the book of numbers. A man named balaam suddenly appears in the book of numbers.

Jps audio bible weekly portion the jewish publication. Each weekly torah portion takes its name from the first word or distinctive phrase of the passage. Studies in the new testament presented to matthew black. Numbers 22 commentary matthew henry commentary on the. Blacks new testament commentary has been hailed by both scholars and pastors for its insightful interpretations and reliable commentary. Yisroel ciner kol hakollel dvar torah lifeline edutainment weekly the living law rabbi wein table talk thinking outside the box parsha insights. He was later killed in a battle between israel and. Balak s delegation to balaam had to travel about 400 miles to petition the soothsayer at his home numbers 22.

Parashat balak tells the story of a prophet who goes out to curse the people of israel and ends up blessing them. The weekly portion known as parashat hashavuah, or simply the parsha is read aloud, or chanted. These weekly torah commentaries are transcribed and emailed worldwide. As a teenager, i had the unique experience of participating in a joint reformorthodox retreat up at osrui, our urj camp in wisconsin.

On the way, balaam is berated by his donkey, who sees, before balaam does, the angel that g. Vernon mcgee numbers 22 across the pages of scripture march men and women from all walks of life. David guzik commentary on numbers 22, where a god speaks through a donkey. However, gd stipulated that bilam could only speak the word of gd. It would appear from bilaams readiness to allow himself to be hired by king balak of moav to curse the jewish people bamidbar 22. Balak puts balaam to work almost immediately upon arriving. Our faculty and teachers bring the depth and breadth of jts learning directly to you through a rich collection of contemporary jewish content. When a woman at childbirth bears a male, she shall be unclean seven days. The sons of aaron, the levites taken instead of the firstborn. The torah and the haftorah, are an integral part of the barmitzvah.

Balaks fear of israel, and the plot he had to get them cursed v. To view an online version of rabbi kalatsky s divrei torah. He is capable, however, of seducing gods people into sin and their disobedience is. Three times, from three different vantage points, balaam attempts to pronounce his curses. This parashah covers the balak summoning balaam to curse israel, the beating of balaams donkey, the offerings by balaam, the three oracular blessings of balaam over israel, the end time prophecy against moab and midian, and the incident of baal peor and pinchas skewering of cosbi and zimri.

Joshua wrote the book which bears his name and the last eight verses of the. He works with marvel comics on the new digital infinite comics brand, under his real name yves bigerel, as a storyboard artist avengers vs xmen with mark waid, guardians of the galaxy with brian m. The torah, also known as the five books of moses or the pentateuch, is divided into 54 separate portions, each named for the first word or words of the passage and each linked to a specific week. Our enemies recognized the vitality of the torah and banned us from reading the weekly torah portion. The rabbis are stuck with the fact that pinchas is, in the torah text, praised by god for his actions at the beginning of the next portion, so they tell us exactly how terrible and disgraceful the man and his moabite lover really were, even imagining them engaged in physical relations right there in front of everybody in the holy place. I remember walking over to the orthodox service after the reform service had ended and seeing one of the participants standing in front of the congregation, barefoot, with a tallit over his head and his hands spread wide. Let nothing, i pray thee, hinder thee from comming vnto me. The bull and ram are the prime animals to offer because of their value, and the number seven has a long history of being especially propitious. Balaam and balak christianity oasis ministry has provided you with this balaam and balak study on the balaam and balak story.

Velveteen rabbis torah commentary this page contains a link to every dvar torah ive written since 2003 at least, every one to which i can currently dig up a working link, sorted by parsha. The embassy he sent to balaam, a conjurer, to fetch him for that purpose, and the. Check out shmuel rosners torah talk on parashat balak with rabbi jonathan freirich. Parashat balak torah kabbalah the bible five books of moses. The publication and distribution of the jts commentary are made possible by a generous grant from rita dee and harold zl hassenfeld. It comes from the second verse of this weeks reading, which says, now balak the son of zippor saw all that israel had done to the amorites numbers 22. The epistle to the romans blacks new testament commentary. Balak s goal was to weaken the israelites, encamped at the borders of moab, so that he could defeat them in battle. On the eighth day, following the seven days of their inauguration, aaron and his sons begin to officiate as kohanim priests. Order now uk order now row, except uscanada out in the uscanada on 1st september 2020. For the sake of convenience and coherent indexing, we have still divided the divrei torah into two separate sections.

A taste of torah by rabbi matthew berkowitz, director of israel programs, the rabbinical school, jts always strive to be israel this weeks torah reading, parashat balak, is primarily focused on the. Bible verses about balak 40 passages king james version kjv. On his journey to meet the princes of moab, balaam is stopped by an angel of the lord after beating his donkey. Balaam s donkey sees an angel of god and refuses to move any further. Buy africa bible commentary updated ed revised edition by adeyemo tokunboh isbn. This balaam and balak bible story study on the story of balaam and balak events looks at the story of balaam and balak message and asks what is the story of balaam and balak about, who was in the story of balaam and balak, what is the story of balaam and balak purpose. This week, parashat balak is read in israel while the double parasha chukatbalak is read outside of the holy land. Balaq was a king of moab described in the book of numbers in the hebrew bible, where his dealings with the prophet balaam are recounted. And balak the son of zippor was king of the moabites at that time.

He was later killed in a battle between israel and the midianites numbers 31. They carefully chose specific sections of the prophets. In nonleap years, with fewer weeks, some shorter torah portion readings are combined into one week. In this torah portion, balak, the king of moab, asks balaam to curse the israelites after he sees them defeat various nations in battle. The holy spirit customarily gives a camerasharp picture of each one of them. Numbers 2224 esv balak summons balaam then the people. But to truly appreciate this torah portion, consider this remarkable teaching of the sages. The levites numbered by their families, their duties. This week we have a double torah portion, chukat balak, and so we read the hafarah for balak, from the book of micah. God speaks through the mouth of the donkey to tell him not to curse the israelites.

This parashah focuses on two principal characters, balak and balaam shaar hapesukim, parashat balak i see fit to explain here the characters of balak and balaam, who were unrivaled magicians and sages. It comes from the second verse of this weeks reading, which says, now balak the son of zippor saw all that israel had done to the amorites numbers. It is also the name of the fortieth reading from the torah. Now balak the son of zippor saw all that israel had done to the amorites.

Hebrew insights into parashat balak bamidbar numbers 22 25. He was remembered as a religious leaderdiviner from the area of moab. When all the parts have been read the ending of the last aliya is repeated, and that is called the maftir. The new book by rabbi lord jonathan sacks out on 12th march 2020. In parashat balak, king balak and the people of moab, central characters in the weekly torah portion, are afraid of the children of israel. Thank you for supporting nehemia gordons makor hebrew foundation.

Balaam is mentioned no less than fiftyone times in the scriptures, beginning with the account given in parashat balak numbers 2224. Balak hebrew for balak, a name, the second word, and the first distinctive word, in the parshah is the 40th weekly torah portion parshah in the annual jewish cycle of torah reading and the seventh in the book of numbers. This collection of prophecies can be a bit confusing, as its not exactly clear which historical events form the context for the preaching, but for today, its enough to know that the basic. In this teaching, we see a futile attempt on behalf of the adversary to curse the people of god.

Parsha summary haftorah summary haftorah commentary legacy drasha r. Moab was overcome with fear of the people of israel. Nominated for the sophie brody medal, by the american library association to the author of the most distinguished contribution to jewish literature published in the united states. In the parashah, balak son of zippor, king of moab. In that same commentary i wrote about the significance of names, numbers counting and wilderness which continue in this parashah. Scripture describes hashems appearance as terrifying. King balak sends for his prophet twice and balaam barely responds.