Hebrew for balak, the name of a king of moab, is the second word in hebrew in the parasha, and is the 40th weekly torah portion in the annual cycle of torah readings and the seventh in the book of numbers. On haftorah audio we have chosen a fairly common system of trop that is standard in many communities. The opinions and views expressed are solely those of the author or lecturer and should not be attributed to yeshiva university. As a result, the corresponding haftarot are read in a different melody. From fear of the israelites, who were encamped near the confines of his territory, he. Balaams donkey sees an angel of god and refuses to move any further. It offers more than 185,000 shiurim via webcast in audio, video and text formats by our roshei yeshiva and other yu luminaries. Parshat balak outside israel, parshat balak is read with parshat chukat on the week ending july 15, 2000 12 tamuz 5760. Balak, the king of moab, asks balaam to curse the israelites after he sees them defeat various.
It tells of the coming ruler that would come forth from yaakov, from the jewish people to destroy the enemies of adonai. Naphtali laulavie, balaams prophecy, cornwall books, 1998. The haftarah for balak comes from the prophet michah micah, one of the trei asar, or 12 prophets called by the lord to call israel to teshuvah. Hebrew for balak, the name of a king of moab, is the second word in. Balak roundup a quick familyoriented summary of the events in this weeks parshah. Balaam is mentioned no less than fiftyone times in the scriptures, beginning with the account given in parashat balak numbers 2224. A yearview of torah portions will be displayed here for mobile devices shortly.
In this weeks torah portion, balak, the king of moab, balak, is afraid that the israelites encampment will ravish his land. When all the parts have been read the ending of the last aliya is repeated, and that is called the maftir. He was later killed in a battle between israel and the midianites numbers 31. On a regular shabbat, the weekly torah portion is divided up into seven parts. To try and prevent this, balak, their king, hired a pagan prophet, bilaam, to curse the jewish people, in the hope. It tells of the coming ruler that would come forth from yaakov, from the jewish people to. This weeks parsha, balak, tells us the story of how the nation of moav, located to the east of israel, in modernday jordan, seeing the military success of the people of israel as they approached the land of cannan, were afraid that they would be the next nation to be conquered. We continue with vayar bilam and bilam saw, and we conclude with vayar pinchas and. While it can be tempting to start learning your haftorah by trying to memorize the melody of the entire text, it is much better and easier in the long run to take the time to learn the actual trop first. With regard to bilam we read how when visitors came to him he presented himself to them as a worthy, outstanding, upright, dignified, gdfearing individual. Order now uk order now row, except uscanada out in the uscanada on 1st september 2020. Secrets of the torah with rav eliezer berland, shlita translated from the original hebrew from aram balak king of moav led.
Balaams donkey sees an angel of god and refuses to. The text of this historical message is actually the english translation of a verse in parshat balak. He seeks to have a diviner named balaam curse the israelites. Yisroel ciner kol hakollel dvar torah lifeline edutainment weekly the living law rabbi wein table talk thinking outside the box parsha insights.
According to jewish tradition the 5 books of moses genesis, exodus, leviticus, numbers and. We know this mashiach to be rabbenu yeshua, otherwise known by the anglicized name of jesus. Now, balak, the king of moab, saw how the hebrews had won these wars. Weekly readings from the torah, prophets and gospels, with commentary, summaries and audio service. Balak son of zippor saw all that israel had done to the amorites. In this weeks torah reading, parashat balak, we read a riveting story of the. Irving katz on the yahrzeit of his mother sarah bat yitzchak hakohen katz ah martin and michelle swartz in memory of martins grandfather john hofmann ah the most famous verse in our parashah is undoubtedly bemidbar 24. The portions below are listed in the context of the five books of the torah. Balak is the 40th weekly torah portion, parashah in the annual jewish cycle of torah reading and the seventh in the book of numbers.
We learned in last weeks reading how the jews defeated many of the enemy in their passage through the wilderness. Parshat balak, from the book of bamidbar numbers, will be read on. Even bilaam would walk around the mountains, as its written. Kids, read it online to get a picture of all the exciting goingons in this weeks parshah. Torah parashah balak assembly of calledout believers. Check out more torah videos at this week, we ask an incredibly broad question. Balak tries to recruit the prophet balaam to curse the children of israel in order to weaken them and save moab from impending defeat. Jul 18, 2016 balak was a rasha, an outright, evil individual who sought to destroy the jewish people, so why did he merit having a parasha named after him. In parshat balak we read a profound prophecy regarding the coming hamashiach the messiah.
The new book by rabbi lord jonathan sacks out on 12th march 2020. The story is told that napoleon was walking through the streets of paris one tisha bav. In parashat balak, king balak and the people of moab, central characters in the weekly torah portion, are afraid of the children of israel. Balak, the king of moab, summons the prophet balaam to curse the people of israel. Lessons for humanity by rabbi avraham greenbaum torah reading. Parshas balak 5771 a great responsibility 5768 tents where torah is studied 5767 a question brings hope 5765 balak. This week, the torah portion outside of israel is both parshat chukat and parshat balak. For parshat balak, i talk with sarah robinson about how we should relate to balak as a character, why there is an entire parsha from a nonjewish perspective, how different challenges deserve different approaches, and karma throughout the bible. Parshat balak outside israel, parshat balak is read with parshat chukat on the week ending july 15, 2000 12 tamuz.
Bilaam, the central figure in parshat balak, may give us some insight. The first, is the language of vayishlach melachim numbers 22. Last weeks parashah recounted how sihon, the king of amorites, and og, the king of bashan, tried to prevent the jewish people from passing through their borders. Balak, a descendent from the nation of moav was fearful that his nation which he was king of sanhedrin 105, moav, were going to be attacked and ruined as the jews were about to pass their land. In this torah portion, balak, the king of moab, asks balaam to curse the israelites after he sees them defeat various nations in battle. Rabbi mordechai torczyner rabbi netanel javasky yutorah mitzion toronto kollel rabbi dovid zirkind ezra goldschmiedt hillel horovitz rabbi baruch weintraub. Keep updated on all the events and news from netiv centers international. It is balak s job to find a way to conquer bnei yisroel. In the parasha, balak son of zippor, king of moab, tries to hire balaam to curse the migrating israelite. Jun 24, 2018 check out more torah videos at this week, we ask an incredibly broad question. We continue with vayar bilam and bilam saw, and we conclude with vayar pinchas and pinchas saw. Rabbi michoel slavin, veteran and expert baal korei, is the regular torah reader in the central chabad synagogue in brooklyn, n.
Sarah graduated from stern and gpats yus graduate program for advanced talmudic studies, and now teaches judaics in high school mds, and previously. Jun 28, 2018 parshat balak by am segula after learning of moshes stunning victory against the amorites, king balak of moav forged an alliance with midian in order to wage war together against the children of israel. Balak, a descendent from the nation of moav was fearful that his nation which he was king of sanhedrin 105, moav, were going to be attacked and ruined as the jews were about to pass. King balak sends for his prophet twice and balaam barely responds. Another week of action, adventure and mystery as the jewish people wander the desert in their 38th year. Parshat balak with sarah robinson by in the podsha. On the way, balaam is berated by his donkey, who sees, before balaam does, the angel that g. Choose a torah portion below to read the text and listen to the audio. In hebrew, this passage is called parashat hashavua. Parsha summary haftorah summary haftorah commentary legacy drasha r. Each week, synagogues across the world read a section from the torah the five books of moses. Parshat balak for the week ending july 7, 2001 16 tammuz 5761.
For parshat balak, i talk with sarah robinson about how we should relate to balak as a character, why there is an entire parsha from a nonjewish perspective, how different challenges deserve. Each one saw what others did not, in their own way. Secrets of the torah with rav eliezer berland, shlita translated from the original hebrew from aram balak king of moav led me, from the mountains of kedem. With gd almightys help, i hope to cover the five books of moses with additional emphasis on the haftorot portions of prophets read after the weekly torah reading in the coming year. The people of israel are now in the fortieth year of their long journey in the desert, and are about to enter the land of israel, following the deaths of two of their three veteran leaders, miriam and. In the introduction, amichai yehuda laulavie quotes. The torah and the haftorah, are an integral part of the barmitzvah. Irving katz on the yahrzeit of his mother sarah bat yitzchak hakohen katz ah martin and michelle swartz in.
A few components from the beginning of the parsha jump out as relating to the meeting of yaakov and esav in parshat vayishlach. Parshat balak contains one of the most colorful stories in the torah one that seems to have been quoted right out of contemporary headlines. This weeks parsha, balak, tells us the story of how the nation of moav, located to the east of israel, in modernday jordan, seeing the military success of the people of israel as they. As his entourage passed a synagogue he heard wailing and crying. Haftarah audio download bar and bat mitzvah haftorah mp3. While it can be tempting to start learning your haftorah by trying to memorize. Balak is a famous midyanite prince who is very wise and strong. Yaacov herzog, a people that dwells alone, weidenfeld and nicolson, 1975.
Parshat chukat the faith of our fathers parshat balak parshat pinchas no audio parshat mattotmassei from cuneiform tablets to comic books parshat debarim ninth of av. Balak 5773 the hardest word to hear 17th june 20 the story of bilaam, the pagan prophet, begins with a bewildering set of nonsequiturs a sequence of events that. Parshat balak by am segula after learning of moshes stunning victory against the amorites, king balak of moav forged an alliance with midian in order to wage war together. Michah speaks of sheeirit yaakov, the remnant of jacob, a phrase that comes from the verb shaar, meaning to be left behind or left over. Balak was a rasha, an outright, evil individual who sought to destroy the jewish people, so why did he merit having a parasha named after him. In my parsha, balak, the king of moab, summons balaam, a peasant soothsayer, to curse the israelites after he sees them defeat other powerful nations in battle. Balak hebrew for balak, a name, the second word, and the first distinctive word, in the parashah is the 40th weekly torah portion, parashah in the annual jewish cycle of torah reading and the seventh in the book of numbers. In the traditional karaite parashiot divisions, balak, pinhas, matot, masei and devarim always correspond to the period of time leading up to the destruction of the temple. Balak hebrew for balak, a name, the second word, and the first distinctive word, in the parashah is the 40th weekly torah portion, parashah in the annual jewish cycle of. Balak tries to recruit the prophet balaam to curse the. In this weeks millennial parsha, we learn about a talking donkey and. Preorder here sacks has produced a work of extraordinary depth, beauty, urgency, and erudition. The only other time that an animal speaks in the torah is in the book of genesis, when the snake speaks to eve genesis 3.
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