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Tag Archives: Balak
Chukkat-Balak (Numbers 19:1 – 25:9)
A double portion. Chukkat: purity, death, water, 38 years in 87 verses. Balak: a worried king, a puffed-up sorcerer, a talking ass (literally), and a nasty ending. Comments are based on 2016-Chukkat and 2017-Balak. Chukkat starts with the laws of … Continue reading
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Tagged Aaron, Arnold Eisen, Balaam, Balak, Bil'am, bless, Carol Ochs, chok, Chukkat, curse, Mah Tovu, Miriam, Moab, Moses, numbers, perspective, Rabbi David Frankel, Rabbi Jan Uhrbach, Rabbi Joel Alter, Rashi, red hair, red heifer, Robert L. Deffinbaugh, striking the rock, talking donkey, water
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Balak (Numbers 22:2 – 25:9)
What on earth? We’ve just read that the Israelites are finally across the Jordan from the Promised Land. Now we get a story full of slapstick, including a talking donkey, with no Israelites taking an active part until the last … Continue reading
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Tagged Ba'al Peor, Balaam, Balak, Bil'am, bless, curse, delusions of grandeur, Mah Tovu, Moab, perspective, Pinchas, Rabbi Jonathan Sacks, talking donkey, vigilante
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Balak (Numbers 22:2 – 25:9)
The comments below were first posted July 4, 2014. IGP While looking for this week’s jokes, I saw a description of Balak, King of Moab, as “a few noodles short of a kugel.” Not very bright. He’s in a panic after … Continue reading
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Tagged Balak, Bil'am, bless, Mah Tovu, perspective, prophet, talking donkey
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Balak (Numbers 22:2 – 25:9)
This is a very odd Torah portion. It’s one of a handful named for a non-Israelite and its featured character is another non-Israelite. The Israelites do not appear until the last nine verses, (spoiler alert) which relate an episode of … Continue reading
Balak (Numbers 22:2 – 25:9)
(Singing) “Summertime, and I don’t feel like writing.” Comments are from June 25, 2010 . Stay cool. Last week: life, death, purity and impurity, despair and hope. This week: a frightened king, a puffed-up sorcerer, and a talking ass (literal, not … Continue reading
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Tagged Ba'al Peor, Balaam, Balak, Bil'am, blessing, curse, false prophets, numbers, sorcerer, talking donkey
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Balak (Num. 22:2 – 25:9)
Balak is an odd Torah portion. Except for the last 9 verses, it’s as if, now that we’re on the banks of the Jordan, we can stop for a bit of entertainment. The Israelites aren’t even participants for three whole … Continue reading
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Tagged Balaam, Balak, bless, curse, Mah Tovu, Moab, numbers, perspective, talking donkey
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Balak (Numbers 22:2 – 25:9)
While looking for this week’s jokes, I saw a description of Balak, King of Moab, as “a few noodles short of a kugel.” Not very bright. He’s in a panic after hearing about the Israelites’ recent, nearby military victories, and … Continue reading
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Tagged Balaam, Balak, Bil'am, blessings, curses, Mah Tovu, Moab, numbers, perspective, Pinchas, sorcerer, talking donkey
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Chukkat-Balak D’var Torah – July 8, 2006
I find the story of Bil’am, which we just read, confusing, which is why I decided to focus on part of it for today’s d’var Torah. I don’t mean the part with the talking … Continue reading
Balak (Numbers 22:2 – 25:9)
I really should be sleeping. I have a 6AM flight to San Francisco tomorrow morning (yes, retirees get vacation too). I will not be back in time to send out TPH – Balak next week, so you’re getting it now. … Continue reading
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Tagged Ba'al Peor, Balaam, Balak, Bil'am, Mah Tovu, numbers, Pinchas
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