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Jews for Judaism — Balak 5782

Выпуск: Jews for Judaism — Balak 5782. Темы: family_education. Поисковые термины: воспитание, дети, семья, chinuch, family, חינוך, ילדים, משפחה. This oppositional force is described as “the inclination [‫ ]יצר‬of man’s heart is evil [‫ ]רע‬from his youth” (Genesis 8:21) and is referred to as the “evil inclination” [‫–יצר הרע‬yetzer hara] or the “Satan.” Despite the challenge, we are also told that we can control our [evil] inclination to do wrong, as it says, “Sin is crouching at your door; it desires to have you, but you must rule over it” (Genesis 4:7). Our sages explain that God made the donkey speak to teach The overwhelming Bilaam that “the tongue and mouth [speech] are entirely in revelation of God’s hands.” In other words, God wanted Bilaam to realize Godliness influenced that if he decided to go against His will, the Almighty could Bilaam to change control his speech. Likewise, we are taught that in the Messianic age, the revelation of God will be so intense and personal that the Jewish people will no longer choose to disobey God, as it says, “I will put My Spirit within you and cause you to walk in My statutes and to carefully observe My ordinances” (Ezekiel 36:27). However, in this week’s Torah portion, Balak (Numbers 22:2–25:9), God miraculously caused a donkey to speak, and it happened like this: Balak, the king of Moab, summons the pagan prophet Bilaam to curse the people of Israel. The Jewish understanding of Satan is reiterated in the book of Job, where Satan is portrayed as a spiritual force that acts only with God’s permission to test Job and provide him freedom of choice. It is noteworthy that the first time the word Satan [‫ ]שטן‬is mentioned in the Torah is in this week’s Torah portion, and it is significant that it is used as a verb and not as a noun. Christianity of Satan is believes that Satan, or the devil, is a “fallen angel” that diametrically rebelled against God and seeks to seduce mankind to different from the oppose God’s will. The angel [spiritual messenger] sent to Bilaam tells him, “I have come out to oppose [‫–לשטן‬l’satan] you because your way is perverse before me” (Numbers 22:32). Therefore, the actual role of Satan is to challenge mankind, thereby providing us with an opportunity to use our freedom of choice to make good and righteous decisions. When I was seven years old, our family gathered around our black-and-white T

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Jews for Judaism

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15 июля 2022 г.

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Темы: family_education