The Hidden Meaning of the Bilam Story (Balak 5780)
Download the accompanying Family Edition here! Many questions have rightly been asked about the story of Balak and Bilam and … Read more
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A People that Dwells Alone (Balak 5778)
This is an extraordinary moment in Jewish history, for good and not-so-good reasons. For the first time in almost … Read more
A People That Dwells Alone (Balak 5777)
One of the most profound and influential comments ever made about Jewish destiny was made by the pagan prophet Bilaam … Read more
What Makes God Laugh (Balak 5776)
There is an old saying that what makes God laugh is seeing our plans for the future.[1] However, if Tanakh … Read more
A people that dwells alone? (Balak 5775)
In the course of blessing the Jewish people Bilaam uttered words that have come to seem to many[1] to encapsulate … Read more
Balak (5773) – The Hardest Word to Hear
The story of Bilaam, the pagan prophet, begins with a bewildering set of non-sequiturs – a sequence of events that … Read more
