Balak

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Balak: Hope over Dispair

Rabbi Jay Kelman

As I noted in my last post I had the honour of speaking at the Beit Yehudah  synagogue in Budapest last shabbat. Below is a summary of my words. As this week is parshat Balak I have incorporated an idea from this week's parsha. The parah adumah, the…
Article
Jul 21, 2024

Parshat Shavua 5784 with weekly guest speakers (Balak)

Rabbi Dr. Ezra Frazer

Audio
Jul 18, 2024

Balak: Love is Blind

Rabbi Jay Kelman

Join as we discuss love, hate, and saddling your donkey. 
Podcast
Jul 16, 2024

Parshat Shavua 5783 with weekly guest speaker (Chukat/Balak)

Zissy Turner

Audio
Jun 29, 2023

Balak: Reality Check

Rabbi Jay Kelman

In a world in which image and marketing play such a crucial role, perception is often more important than reality. In fact, perception often creates reality—beginning with our perception of what is happening around us. “And Balak, the son of Tzippor…
Article
Jul 15, 2022

Anstandig-Parshat Shavua 5782 with weekly guest speaker (Balak)

Rabbi Jared Anstandig

Audio
Jul 14, 2022

Balak: Missed Opportunities

Rabbi Jay Kelman

What a waste of talent. “No other prophet like Moses has arisen in Israel who knew G-d face to face” (Devarim 34:10).  Our Sages, in an astounding comment, assert that in Israel, no prophet arose like Moshe—but that amongst the nations of the world…
Article
Jun 25, 2021

Parshat Shavua 5781 with weekly guest speaker (Parshat Balak)

Rabbi Yosef Adler

Audio
Jun 24, 2021

The Haftarot: How to Profit from the Prophets (Parshat_ Balak)

Dr. Moshe Sokolow

Audio
Jun 23, 2021

Balak: Fearless Leadership

Rabbi Jay Kelman

Bilaam, the heathen prophet, recognized that the strength of the Jewish people was in their high level of modesty. “How goodly are your tents, Yaakov!” he exclaimed, noting the respect for privacy that pervaded the Jewish encampment in…
Article
Jul 19, 2019