Balak archive
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Kosher on the inside? D’var Torah for Parshat Balak.
How is it possible that we name one of the key portions of the Torah, after the evil king of the Moabites, Balak? It is in the Parsha of Balak, Read more... -
Balak: Every one of us can make time sacred!
Transcript Where do we find the festivals of Pesach, Shavuot and Succot in Parshat Balak? The parsha tells us that after Bilam had cruelly struck his donkey three times, Hashem Read more... -
Balak: A Torah view on our choice of company
Transcript Is it possible that Hashem was chopping and changing His mind? That’s what appears to be the case at the beginning of Parshat Balak! Balak the King of Moav Read more... -
Balak: From where can the Jewish people derive comfort and consolation?
Transcript We’re just about to commence the three weeks, which will take us from the 17th of Tammuz through to Tisha b’Av. It’s a sad time of the year when Read more... -
D’var Torah: Chukat
Some of the greatest blessings are wrapped up in a curse An example of this can be found in Parshat Chukat. The Torah tells us how Hashem had sent a Read more... -
D’var Torah: Parashat Balak
Taking lessons in Emunah…from a donkey… If animals could talk to us, what would they say? We actually know the answer to this question – because parashat Balak presents to Read more... -
D’var Torah: Parashat Balak
In this week’s D’var Torah for Balak, the Chief Rabbi explains why the home is the cornerstone of Jewish life. Did you know that every column of the Torah starts Read more... -
D’var Torah: Parashat Balak
In his D’var Torah this week, the Chief Rabbi discusses what our sages proposed as the fourth paragraph of the Shema. There were nearly four paragraphs of the Shema. The Read more... -
D’var Torah: Parashat Balak
Why would anyone name a parasha after a man bent on destroying the Jewish people? The Chief Rabbi explains in his D’var Torah, for which the full transcript appears below. Read more...
