Balak

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Balak

Numbers 22:2−25:9

When Is Balak Read?

/ 16 Tammuz 5785
/ 14 Tammuz 5788
/ 17 Tammuz 5789

Summary

  • Balak, the king of Moab, persuades the prophet Balaam to curse the Israelites so that he can defeat them and drive them out of the region. However, Balaam blesses the Children of Israel instead and prophesies that Israel's enemies will be defeated. (22:2-24:25)
  • God punishes the Israelites with a plague for consorting with the Moabite women and their god. The plague is stayed after Pinchas kills an Israelite man and his Midianite woman. (25:1-9)

Ten Minutes of Torah: Balak Commentary

Parashat Balak

By: Rabbi Stephanie Bernstein

Parashat Balak Study Guide Themes

Theme 1: The Seer Balaam—Have Vision Will Travel Theme 2: It’s a Slippery Slope—the Dangers of Foreign Women

 

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