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Parsha Halacha — halacha — Chukas-Balak 5783

Выпуск: Parsha Halacha — halacha — Chukas-Balak 5783. Темы: relationships_shalom_bayit, health_mind, parsha_commentary. Поисковые термины: шалом байт, брак, отношения, shalom bayit, marriage, שלום בית, זוגיות, здоровье, психология, стресс, health, mental, בריאות, נפש, недельная глава, парша, parsha, פרשה, פרשת השבוע. Morton Borg in loving memory of Stephen's father, Shmuel Tzvi ben Pinchas, and Bella's and Morton's parents, Avraham ben Yitzchak and Leah bas HaRav Sholom Zev HaCohen To sponsor or subscribe, please email rabbicitron@hotmail.com The Torah portion of Balak tells the story of Bilaam’s attempts to curse the Jewish people. Have I been in the habit of doing this to you?” (I.e., there must be a good reason for my behavior, so why are you beating me?) Bilaam acknowledged that the donkey was right, at which point G-d allowed Bilaam to see the angel who warned him to say only the (prophetic) words that G-d would put in his mouth. • A Lesson in the Power of Speech The Tur Ha’Aruch says that G-d enabled the donkey to teach Bilaam a lesson: If G-d could even make a donkey speak, how much more so he can silence a human being from speaking and replace his intended speech with something else. G-d did this to save Bilaam from being destroyed lest he disobey and incur the punishment of death.5 • Bilaam was Like the Donkey The Kli Yakar says that G-d was hinting to Bilaam that his prophetic powers were given to him temporarily, just as the donkey could only speak temporarily. (When the donkey reprimanded Bilaam it used the words “Shalosh Regalim” alluding to the fact that he dare not curse the Jewish people who would, later, celebrate the three pilgrimage festivals.6) Age of the Donkey The Mishnah says7 that one of the 10 things created on the twilight of Erev Shabbat on the 6th day of Creation, was the mouth of Bilaam’s donkey. When the Jews would hear (and read) Moshe recounting this story (as recorded in the Chumash) they would realize how precious they are in the eyes of the Almighty that He performed this miracle for their sake. The Ibn Ezra disagrees with this opinion and says that one who understands the secret of the angels of Avraham and Yitzchak, will understand that this story could have actually occurred in the simple sense. This is why, when conversing with Bilaam, the donkey didn’t reprimand Bilaam by saying, “Can’t you see there’s an angel here?”

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Parsha Halacha

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30 июня 2023 г.

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4

Темы: relationships_shalom_bayit, health_mind, parsha_commentary