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Yehuda ben (son of) Taima said, be bold as a leopard, light as an eagle, swift as a deer, and strong as a lion to… Read More »Chapter 5, Mishna 23: How to Fight Back

This week we, in Israel, read the parsha of Balak while those outside of Israel catch up by reading both Chukas and Balak. “Va’yar Balak… Read More »Jewish Dwellings

“He perceived no iniquity in Yaakov, and saw no perversity in Yisroel. Hashem his G-d is with him, and the friendship of the King is… Read More »A Different Kind Of Friend

This week’s Torah portion revolves around the saga of the evil prophet Bilam who was commissioned by Balak, king of Moav, to curse the nation… Read More »Fruits of Passion

With Divine intervention ensuring that Balak the King of Moav would be governed by Murphy’s Law, everything that could go wrong for him went wrong.… Read More »A Never Ending Story

These divrei Torah were adapted from the hashkafa portion of Rabbi Yissocher Frand’s Commuter Chavrusah Tapes on the weekly portion: #424 – Tircha D’Zibura. Good… Read More »Bilaam Lost His Shock Value

“And God created the two great lights, the sun to serve during the day and the moon to serve during the night…And God saw that… Read More »Eternal Cycles

A strong cup of coffee replete with milk and sugar can rejuvenate a person from his morning drowsiness, invigorating him and enabling him to pray… Read More »Depending on Hashem

Dear Mrs. Kohn: Thank you for your article regarding the agunah. I was one for 9 months and many times during that period I was… Read More »The Plight of an Agunah

EVIL BALAK. RIGHTEOUS Rus. Polar opposites. One tried to destroy the Jewish people, the other joined them. One was the antithesis of Moshiach, and the… Read More »From Balak to Rus