This week’s parsha is Balak: Numbers 22:2-25:9
| Balak (22:2-25:9) – (Balak): Haftorah: Micah 5:6-6:8 (Ashkenazi); Micah 5:6-6:8 (Sephardi) |
| 22:2-19: Balaam | 23:11-17: Balak’s anger |
| 22:20-22: God’s ambiguous permission | 23:18-24: Balaam’s second blessing |
| 22:23-27: God impedes Balaam’s path | 23:25-30: Balak’s anger and further request |
| 22:28-30: Balaam’s she-donkey speaks | 24:1-9: Balaam’s third blessing |
| 22:31-35: Balaam sees the angel | 24:10-13: Balak’s renewed anger |
| 22:36-41: Balak’s rebuke | 24:14-25 Balaam’s last prophecy |
| 23:1-6: Balaam’s altar offerings | 25:1-6: Baalam’s plot |
| 23:7-10: Balaam’s first blessing | 25:7-9: Phinehas’ zealotry |
D’var Torah: Who’s Word Is It Anyway
Torah Pearls: Parsha Balak
This week’s Haftarah is: Micah 5:6-6:8 (Ashkenazi); Micah 5:6-6:8 (Sephardi)
Chapter 5: God declares that the end times Moshiach will come from the line of David. His fame will grow and he will lead the people under the guidance of God. The people of Israel will only rely upon God during the war of Gog and Magog. After the war, the people of Israel will live in eternal peace. They will come to realize that they must put their faith only in God and not in man.
Chapter 6: Micah levels accusations against Israel for her sins. However, she is told that all she needs to do in order to repent is to do justice, act in loving kindness, and walk modestly with God.