Balak

Embark on a journey of Jewish learning and discovery, exploring the depth of our Balak resources, where tagged items including audio, programs, and podcast episodes await your exploration.

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…
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Parshat Shavua 5784 with weekly guest speakers (Balak)

Rabbi Dr. Ezra Frazer

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Balak: Love is Blind

Rabbi Jay Kelman

Join as we discuss love, hate, and saddling your donkey. 
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Parshat Shavua 5783 with weekly guest speaker (Chukat/Balak)

Zissy Turner

Audio

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

Rabbi Jared Anstandig

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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…
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Parshat Shavua 5781 with weekly guest speaker (Parshat Balak)

Rabbi Yosef Adler

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

Dr. Moshe Sokolow

Audio

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…
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