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Covenant & Conversation — the-hardest-word-to-hear-chukat-balak-5786 — Chukas-Balak 5786

Выпуск: Covenant & Conversation — the-hardest-word-to-hear-chukat-balak-5786 — Chukas-Balak 5786. Темы: family_education, health_mind, parsha_commentary. Поисковые термины: воспитание, дети, семья, chinuch, family, חינוך, ילדים, משפחה, здоровье, психология, стресс, health, mental, בריאות, נפש, недельная глава, парша, parsha, פרשה, פרשת השבוע. ________________________________________________________________________________________________ e Hardest Word to Hear The story of Bilaam, the pagan prophet, [Balak, the King of Moab] was very begins with a bewildering set of non- fearful because of the people, because it sequiturs. Balak to Bilaam: “I know that whoever [The Egyptian Pharaoh] said to his you bless is blessed and whoever you people: “Here, the children of Israel are curse is cursed.” (Numbers 22:6) more numerous and powerful than us...” and he was disgusted at the Children of This time the parallel is ironic (indeed the Israel. Itam means “with with them,” is, “If you insist, then I cannot them physically but not mentally,” in other stop you going - but I am angry that you words Bilaam could accompany them but not should have asked a second time.” God did share their purpose or intention. The to address these self-destructive behaviours true prophet speaks in a voice not his (“I am must acknowledge that the life they have led not a man of words” says Moses; “I cannot is harmful to them and to others, and needs speak for I am a child” says Jeremiah). I wanted to make a documentary about teshuvah, repentance, but I had to do I asked the head of the centre - a social so in a way that would be intelligible to non- worker - what it was that she gave the young Jews as well as Jews, indeed to those who people to make a difference to their lives and had no religious belief at all. (Numbers 22:22) Then the angel of the Lord moved on ahead and stood in a narrow place where Problem 1: first God had said, “Do not go.” there was no room to turn, either to the Now He says, “Go.” Problem 2 appears right or to the left. Instead the narrative shifts to the famous Then the Lord opened Bilaam’s eyes, and scene of Bilaam’s donkey - itself a mystery in he saw the angel of the Lord standing in need of interpretation: the road with his sword drawn. Yet he that you will only say the words I will put in invited the second set of messengers to wait your mouth, even if they are

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Covenant & Conversation

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26 июня 2026 г.

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6

Темы: family_education, health_mind, parsha_commentary