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s ''Balack'' parsha plus — Chukas-Balak 5783

Выпуск: s ''Balack'' parsha plus — Chukas-Balak 5783. Темы: wigs_headcovering, kashrut, family_education, parsha_commentary. Поисковые термины: парик, парики, косынка, покрытие головы, wig, wigs, head covering, sheitel, tichel, פאה, פאות, כיסוי ראש, מטפחת, кашрут, кошер, kosher, kashrut, כשרות, כשר, воспитание. Eisikovits eisikovits1@gmail.com 2 A “Tense” Exchange and the Limitations of Bilaam’s Power Parshas Balak By Rabbi Yissocher Frand A “Tense” Exchange Between Balak and Bilaam Reveals the Limitations of Bilaam’s Power When Balak is trying to entice Bilaam to curse Klal Yisrael, he says to Bilaam: “…I know that those whom you bless are blessed, and those who you curse will be cursed.” (Bamidbar 22:6). 4 Moav approached the Elders of Midyan and asked them: “What are we going to do about our ‘Jewish problem’?” Rashi explains why Moav decided to seek counsel from the Elders of Midyan: They recognized that Klal Yisrael was experiencing unnatural success, and they knew that the leader of Klal Yisrael (Moshe Rabbeinu) grew up in Midyan. Hashem told Bilam, “Don’t go with them,” and Bilam countered, “If not, let me curse them from here.” Hashem then became explicit with Bilam and told him, “Don’t curse the nation.” To which the Gentile prophet responded, “If I can’t curse them, let me bless them.” Hashem responded “They don’t need your blessings for they are (already) blessed.” This is a strange Rashi. The truth of the matter is that even though the Ribono shel Olam did make the statement, “Do not go with them,” which by itself can be interpreted as Bilam interpreted, Bilam purposely left out the rest of the Al-mighty’s message which was, “Do not curse the people, for they are blessed.” He conveniently only told half the story to Balak’s original delegation. The Ribono shel Olam, in fact, told Bilam two things: Number one: “Don’t go with them,” which Bilam, because of his haughtiness, interpreted as “it is not worthy of you to go with them.” Number two: “Don’t curse them.” He heard that as well, but he did not interpret it as, “Don’t curse the Jews because I care about them,” but again, because of his haughtiness, “…because I don’t want you to use your great powers to go with such a lowly delegation.” Since people hear what they want to hear and believe what they want to believe, Bilam interpreted the words of the Ribono shel Olam to mean that the sole reason h

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Parsha Plus

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30 июня 2023 г.

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19

Темы: wigs_headcovering, kashrut, family_education, parsha_commentary