Balak 5785: Vision of Blessing
Is Bilaam a villain—or a mirror? In this episode, Zvi Hirschfield and Rabbi Mike Feuer dive into Parshat Balak to explore the figure of Bilaam—an…
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Balak 5784: Finding Identity in Solitude
How do we navigate the complexities of being a unique people while integrating into the modern world? In this week’s episode, Rabbi Avi Spodek and…
Balak 5783: The View from the Inside
In what ways might we find deeper meaning to our parsha through an examination of the haftarah? In this week’s podcast, Rabbi Zvi Hirschfield is…
Parashat Balak: The Outsider’s View
Parashat Balak: The Outsider’s View Description: Parashat Balak narrates the strange tale of a foreign seer who is hired to curse the Israelites but is…
Balak 5781: The Strange Case of the Talking Donkey
Parshat Balak is highly unusual. On the one hand, it does not contain even a single mitzvah. On the other hand, it describes events that…
5780 — Balak: How to Stop a Plague. And at what cost?
The end of parsha Balak presents three attempts to end a plague. The divergent approaches of Moses and Pinchas reflect different priorities, each essential for…
An Interactive Parsha Experience – 5779 Balak: There are at Least Two Sides to Every Story
Are you able to see things from multiple perspectives? What would it look like to step into our antagonist’s shoes? In this week’s Interactive Parsha…
5779 — Balak: The Essence of Betrayal
In this podcast we will look at the end of the Torah portion, at the going astray of the children of Israel with the daughters…
The Parsha Discussion: Balak — A People that Dwell Alone
The prophet Bilaam was hired to curse the Children of Israel. However, each time he tried to pronounce a curse, it came out as a…
