iPhone app iPad app Android phone app Android tablet app

Parshat Balak

Avada Kedavra: Parshat Balak

Harry Rothenberg | Posted 06.18.2013 | Religion
Read More: Torah Study, Voldemort, Moshe, Balak, Parshat Hashavua, Dirty Harry, Parshat Balak, Balaam, Moses, Saruman, Video, Religion News
Harry Rothenberg

Long before Voldemort and Saruman uttered their first fictional curses, the Jewish people faced off against the real-life sorcerer, Bilam. Bilam's plan to curse the Jews failed when G-d turned his curses into blessings. But do coerced blessings ever take effect?

Read Whole Story

Parshat Balak: A Talking Donkey And The Curses That Became Blessings

Josh Fleet | Posted 09.04.2012 | Religion
Read More: Judaism, Scripture Commentary, Scripture Study, Book of Numbers, Parshat Balak, Hufftorah, Torah, Balak, Weekly Torah Portion, Religion News
Josh Fleet

alak, the king of Moab, sees everything Israel has done. He sees the fate of the Amorites. His people become sick with fear. Balak fears them too.

Read Whole Story