“The King’s glory lies with a multitude of people, and when there are (only) few people, his princehood is lacking” (Mishlei 14-28). In this possuk, ..
Written by Rav Eliezer Chrysler
The entire back-and-forth between Bilaam and the angels is very difficult to comprehend. Initially, when Balak’s representatives came to invite Bilaam to curse ..
Written by Oizer Alport
Parshas Balak; Behind our Backs : The basic outline of the main part of our sedra is that Balak hires a prophet/ professional ‘curser’ called Bilam, to curse ..
Written by d fine
Shteit the posuk: “Mah Tovu Ohalecha Yaakov” Regarding this Posuk, Two gemaros offer contradictory explanations about what the brocha refers to. The gemara ..
Written by Benjamin Rose
The Psukim state that Bilam’s Donkey went off track three times. The Daas Zekeinim says that Rashi says that these ventures were a Siman of the Avos, and he explains ..
Written by Benjamin Rose
How Beautiful Are Your Tents Yakov! : The military general was under pressure he needed to attack soon. When would be the best time to attack? It must be when their ..
Written by Shaul Yonatan Tawil
This point is an insight Rav Pam said regarding the particular incident with the sword-bearing angel who came to obstruct Bilam. What was the identity of this angel? ..
Written by d fine
Parashas Balak – Escape Routes : Majority of this week’s sedra concentrates on the evil plot of Balak (and his perverted sidekick Bilaam), who was the temporary ..
Written by Daniel Sandground
We read about how Bilam was hired to curse Bnei Yisrael and how HaShem made miracles [donkey talking, etc.] to prevent Bilam from cursing us. But, it’s not so clear ..
Written by d fine