After receiving the Torah and instruction, the Jewish people are poised to enter the land of Israel. However, they reject the opportunity. This rejection leads to 40 years of “wandering” in the wilderness.
Parshat Balak is the seventh parsha in Sefer Bamidbar (also known as Numbers). In some years it is combined with the sixth parsha, Parshat Chukat.
This parsha is verses Numbers 22:2 – 25:9, for a total of 104 verses.
Here is a brief summary for each aliyah.
Parshat Bamidbar is the first parsha in Sefer Bamidbar (also known as Numbers).
This parsha is verses Numbers 1:1 – 4:20, or a total of 159 verses.
Here is a brief summary for each aliyah.
For several months now I’ve been reading Leadership in the Wilderness by Dr. Erica Brown.
During that whole time I’ve been going back and forth in my mind about whether or not to write a review.
Parshat Balak 5772
This week’s parsha is dominated by the story of Balak hiring the prophet Balaam to curse the Jewish people.
Parshat Behaalotcha 5772
This week’s parsha concludes with the incident of Miriam and Aaron speaking against Moses.